What color is #491F30?

#491F30 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #491F30?

The RGB value is 73, 31, 48: 73 red, 31 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491F30?

The complementary color is #1F4938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491F30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491F30 color

#491F30 rgb(73, 31, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #491F30 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 12.2% green and 18.8% blue (73, 31, 48).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 40% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 34% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#491F30 color codes

HEX	`#491F30`
RGB	`rgb(73, 31, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 12.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 40%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 58%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 34%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.41, 22.22, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.41, 22.29, 355.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.771, 2.61, 3.101)`
Decimal	`4792112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491F30, 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 #491F30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491F30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #491F30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491f30; }
.text { color: #491f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491f30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 31 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491f30, #49231f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #491F30?: #491F30 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #491F30?: The RGB value is 73, 31, 48: 73 red, 31 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491F30?: The complementary color is #1F4938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491F30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.