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#490c12 color: Rum Chocolate

#490c12 is rgb(73, 12, 18) in RGB and oklch(26.945% 0.09037 20.738) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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354°
100%

26.9%
0.090
21°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • red-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.34:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #490c12

#490c12 is a deep very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 26.9% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 21°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.62:1 contrast and black text 1.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rum Chocolate (#450e15). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #490c12 mixed with white

  1. 490c12
  2. 5c2426
  3. 6e3b3b
  4. 805151
  5. 926867
  6. a4807f
  7. b79897
  8. c9b1b0
  9. dbcbca
  10. ede5e4

Darker: #490c12 mixed with black

  1. 490c12
  2. 3e090e
  3. 34060a
  4. 2a0407
  5. 200304
  6. 170202
  7. 0e0101
  8. 060001
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #490c12 with less saturation

  1. 490c12
  2. 461114
  3. 431416
  4. 401819
  5. 3d1a1b
  6. 3a1d1d
  7. 361f1f
  8. 322121
  9. 2f2322
  10. 2b2524

Questions about #490c12

What color is #490c12?

#490c12 is deep very dark red. The closest named color is Rum Chocolate. In RGB it is rgb(73, 12, 18), in HSL hsl(354.1, 71.76%, 16.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.945% 0.09037 20.738).

What colors go well with #490c12?

The complementary color of #490c12 is #002f33. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #440d2c and #461300. The triadic partners are #043000 and #092351.

Is white or black text more readable on #490c12?

White text reads better on #490c12: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and black gives 1.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #490c12 a warm or cool color?

#490c12 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 21 degrees, its lightness 26.9% and its chroma 0.09.