What color is #491E22?

#491E22 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 #491E22?

The RGB value is 73, 30, 34: 73 red, 30 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491E22?

The complementary color is #1E4945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491E22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491E22 color

#491E22 rgb(73, 30, 34)

Shades of red

The hex color #491E22 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 11.8% green and 13.3% blue (73, 30, 34).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 42% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 53% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#491E22 color codes

HEX	`#491E22`
RGB	`rgb(73, 30, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 11.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 42%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 59%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 53%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.74, 20.93, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.74, 22.13, 18.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.501, 2.461, 1.804)`
Decimal	`4791842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491E22, 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 #491E22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491E22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #491E22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491e22; }
.text { color: #491e22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491e22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 30 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491e22, #49301e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #491E22?: #491E22 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 #491E22?: The RGB value is 73, 30, 34: 73 red, 30 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491E22?: The complementary color is #1E4945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491E22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.