What color is #491D18?

#491D18 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #491D18?

The RGB value is 73, 29, 24: 73 red, 29 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491D18?

The complementary color is #184449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491D18 color

#491D18 rgb(73, 29, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #491D18 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 11.4% green and 9.4% blue (73, 29, 24).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 51% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 67% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#491D18 color codes

HEX	`#491D18`
RGB	`rgb(73, 29, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 11.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 51%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 67%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 67%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.28, 20.52, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.28, 24.61, 33.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.352, 2.362, 1.143)`
Decimal	`4791576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491D18, 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 #491D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #491D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491d18; }
.text { color: #491d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 29 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491d18, #493518); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #491D18?: #491D18 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #491D18?: The RGB value is 73, 29, 24: 73 red, 29 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491D18?: The complementary color is #184449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.