What color is #491D20?

#491D20 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #491D20?

The RGB value is 73, 29, 32: 73 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491D20?

The complementary color is #1D4946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491D20 color

#491D20 rgb(73, 29, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #491D20 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 11.4% green and 12.5% blue (73, 29, 32).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 43% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 56% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#491D20 color codes

HEX	`#491D20`
RGB	`rgb(73, 29, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 11.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 43%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 60%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 56%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.46, 21.3, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.46, 22.83, 21.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.448, 2.4, 1.648)`
Decimal	`4791584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491D20, 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 #491D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #491D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491d20; }
.text { color: #491d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 29 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491d20, #49301d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #491D20?: #491D20 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #491D20?: The RGB value is 73, 29, 32: 73 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491D20?: The complementary color is #1D4946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.