What color is #49131B?

#49131B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49131B?

The RGB value is 73, 19, 27: 73 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49131B?

The complementary color is #134941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49131B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49131B color

#49131B rgb(73, 19, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #49131B is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 7.5% green and 10.6% blue (73, 19, 27).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 59% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 63% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#49131B color codes

HEX	`#49131B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 19, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 7.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 59%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 74%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 63%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.29, 26.24, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.29, 27.69, 18.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.179, 1.962, 1.248)`
Decimal	`4789019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49131B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #49131B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49131B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #49131B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49131b; }
.text { color: #49131b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49131b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 19 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49131b, #492613); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #49131B?: #49131B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49131B?: The RGB value is 73, 19, 27: 73 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49131B?: The complementary color is #134941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49131B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.