What color is #491519?

#491519 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 #491519?

The RGB value is 73, 21, 25: 73 red, 21 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491519?

The complementary color is #154945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491519?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491519 color

#491519 rgb(73, 21, 25)

Shades of red

The hex color #491519 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 8.2% green and 9.8% blue (73, 21, 25).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 55% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 66% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#491519 color codes

HEX	`#491519`
RGB	`rgb(73, 21, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 8.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 55%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 71%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 66%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.61, 25.06, 10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.61, 27.26, 23.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.192, 2.023, 1.142)`
Decimal	`4789529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491519, 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 #491519	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491519 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #491519 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491519; }
.text { color: #491519; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491519; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 21 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491519, #492b15); }

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Questions

What color is #491519?: #491519 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 #491519?: The RGB value is 73, 21, 25: 73 red, 21 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491519?: The complementary color is #154945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491519?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.