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#490d09 color: Minotaur Hide

#490d09 is rgb(73, 13, 9) in RGB and oklch(26.905% 0.09054 28.595) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

26.9%
0.091
29°
  • 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 #490d09

#490d09 is a deep very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 26.9% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 29°.

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 Minotaur Hide (#4a120d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #490d09 mixed with white

  1. 490d09
  2. 5c251f
  3. 6e3c35
  4. 80524b
  5. 926963
  6. a4817b
  7. b69994
  8. c9b2ae
  9. dbcbc8
  10. ede5e3

Darker: #490d09 mixed with black

  1. 490d09
  2. 3e0a07
  3. 340705
  4. 2a0503
  5. 200302
  6. 170201
  7. 0e0101
  8. 060000
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #490d09 with less saturation

  1. 490d09
  2. 46110d
  3. 431510
  4. 401814
  5. 3d1b17
  6. 391d19
  7. 361f1c
  8. 32211f
  9. 2f2321
  10. 2a2524

Questions about #490d09

What color is #490d09?

#490d09 is deep very dark red. The closest named color is Minotaur Hide. In RGB it is rgb(73, 13, 9), in HSL hsl(3.75, 78.05%, 16.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.905% 0.09054 28.595).

What colors go well with #490d09?

The complementary color of #490d09 is #002e37. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #460c25 and #431800. The triadic partners are #003108 and #142152.

Is white or black text more readable on #490d09?

White text reads better on #490d09: 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 #490d09 a warm or cool color?

#490d09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 26.9% and its chroma 0.091.