What color is #491638?

#491638 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #491638?

The RGB value is 73, 22, 56: 73 red, 22 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491638?

The complementary color is #164927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491638?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491638 color

#491638 rgb(73, 22, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #491638 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 8.6% green and 22% blue (73, 22, 56).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 54% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#491638 color codes

HEX	`#491638`
RGB	`rgb(73, 22, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 8.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 54%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 70%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.87, 28.49, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.87, 30.1, 341.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.748, 2.276, 3.983)`
Decimal	`4789816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491638, 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 #491638	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491638 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #491638 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491638; }
.text { color: #491638; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491638; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 22 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491638, #49161f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #491638?: #491638 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #491638?: The RGB value is 73, 22, 56: 73 red, 22 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491638?: The complementary color is #164927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491638?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.