What color is #491A1A?

#491A1A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #491A1A?

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

What is the complementary color of #491A1A?

The complementary color is #1A4949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491A1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491A1A color

#491A1A rgb(73, 26, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #491A1A is a very dark, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 64% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#491A1A color codes

HEX	`#491A1A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 26, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 10.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 64%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 64%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.65, 22.44, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.65, 25.16, 26.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.304, 2.23, 1.234)`
Decimal	`4790810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491A1A, 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 #491A1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491A1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #491A1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491a1a; }
.text { color: #491a1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491a1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 26 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491a1a, #49311a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #491A1A?: #491A1A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #491A1A?: The RGB value is 73, 26, 26: 73 red, 26 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491A1A?: The complementary color is #1A4949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491A1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.