Information about #491B0F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #491B0F is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 27, 15) — 28.6% red, 10.6% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 23 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated red, #491B0F leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from French Puce (#4E1609). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Oak (#412010) and Cocoa Bean (#481C1C).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 27, 15) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #491B0F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#491B0F color variations

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#491B0F 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 #491B0F

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

French Puce color link
French Puce

#4E1609

Deep Oak color link
Deep Oak

#412010

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Dark Sienna color link
Dark Sienna

#3C1414

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Short Black color link
Short Black

#42231B

Cioccolato color link
Cioccolato

#55280C

Rebel color link
Rebel

#3C1206

Clinker color link
Clinker

#371D09

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Seal Brown color link
Seal Brown

#59260B

#491B0F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#491B0F
  • RGB73, 27, 15
  • CMYK0, 18, 23, 71
  • HSL12°, 66%, 17%
  • HSL Precise12.414°, 65.909%, 17.255%
  • HSV12°, 79%, 29%
  • HSB12°, 79%, 29%
  • HEX ID491B0F
  • DECIMAL ID4791055
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
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