Information about #491D2B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #491D2B reads as a pleasantly vivid pink-red rose and carries a shadowy depth. 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 practically indistinguishable from Red Earth (#462028). Nearby in the Register you will also find Arthouse (#4D202E) and Mayhem (#4D1B25).
The recipe behind #491D2B is rgb(73, 29, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #491D2B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #491D2B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#491D2B color variations
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#491D2B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#491D2B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#491D2B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#491D2B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#491D2B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #491D2B color
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Nearest named colors to #491D2B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#462028
#4D202E
#4D1B25
#462429
#4B252A
#43182F
#43242A
#51242B
#4C2322
#402327
#4E2728
#4F2525
#491D2B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#491D2B
- RGB73, 29, 43
- CMYK0, 17, 12, 71
- CSSrgb(73, 29, 43)
- HSL341°, 43%, 20%
- HSL Precise340.909°, 43.137%, 20%
- HSV341°, 60%, 29%
- HSB341°, 60%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.114
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.114, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.114, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.114, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB11.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID491D2B
- DECIMAL ID4791595
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
