What color is #491A09?

#491A09 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #491A09?

The RGB value is 73, 26, 9: 73 red, 26 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491A09?

The complementary color is #093849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491A09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491A09 color

#491A09 rgb(73, 26, 9)

Shades of brown

The hex color #491A09 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 10.2% green and 3.5% blue (73, 26, 9).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 78% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 88% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Rush (#4E1B0B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#491A09 color codes

HEX	`#491A09`
RGB	`rgb(73, 26, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 10.2%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 78%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 88%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 88%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.38, 21.31, 20.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.38, 29.87, 44.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.167, 2.175, 0.512)`
Decimal	`4790793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491A09, 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 #491A09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491A09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #491A09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491a09; }
.text { color: #491a09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491a09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 26 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491a09, #493a09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #491A09?: #491A09 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #491A09?: The RGB value is 73, 26, 9: 73 red, 26 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491A09?: The complementary color is #093849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491A09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.