Information about #490936 color

#490936 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #490936 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 9, 54) — 28.6% red, 3.5% green, 21.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 25 / 7 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #490936 reads as a energetic, saturated romantic rose and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Aubergine (#3D0734). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eggplant Purple (#430541) and Dark Plum (#3F012C).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 9, 54) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #490936: 15.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #490936 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#490936 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#490936 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #490936

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#490936
  • RGB73, 9, 54
  • CMYK0, 25, 7, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 9, 54)
  • HSL318°, 78%, 16%
  • HSL Precise317.813°, 78.049%, 16.078%
  • HSV318°, 88%, 29%
  • HSB318°, 88%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.035, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.035, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.035, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID490936
  • DECIMAL ID4786486
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01