Recognised as Colour
#491F28
- #491F28
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#491F28 is a red with RGB values 73, 31, 40 and HSL 347°, 40%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#491F28#491F28
HEX#491F28
RGBrgb(73, 31, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1216, 0.1569
RGB percentages28.6%, 12.2%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(347.1, 40.4%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.1, 57.5%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 57.5%, 45.2%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,792,104
CSS custom property--colour: #491F28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.91:1
Contrast with white13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#B6E0D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1F4940
Analogous#491F3D, #492B1F
Triadic#28491F, #1F2849
Split complementary#1F492B, #1F3D49
Tetradic#3D491F, #1F4940, #2B1F49
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G31
B40
Red73 (28.6%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue347.14°
Saturation (HSL)40.38%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 1F · B 28
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