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#491906 color: Barbecue Sauce

#491906 is rgb(73, 25, 6) in RGB and oklch(28.519% 0.07885 40.436) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

28.5%
0.079
40°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #491906

#491906 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 28.5% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.74:1 contrast and black text 1.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce (#471c0f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #491906 mixed with white

  1. 491906
  2. 5b2e1e
  3. 6d4334
  4. 7f594b
  5. 916f63
  6. a3857b
  7. b59d94
  8. c7b4ae
  9. dacdc8
  10. ece6e3

Darker: #491906 mixed with black

  1. 491906
  2. 3e1404
  3. 341003
  4. 2a0b02
  5. 200701
  6. 170401
  7. 0e0200
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #491906 with less saturation

  1. 491906
  2. 461c0b
  3. 441e10
  4. 412014
  5. 3e2217
  6. 3b231b
  7. 38251e
  8. 352621
  9. 312824
  10. 2e2927

Questions about #491906

What color is #491906?

#491906 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(73, 25, 6), in HSL hsl(17.01, 84.81%, 15.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.519% 0.07885 40.436).

What colors go well with #491906?

The complementary color of #491906 is #003143. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #491621 and #422100. The triadic partners are #00351c and #242450.

Is white or black text more readable on #491906?

White text reads better on #491906: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and black gives 1.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #491906 a warm or cool color?

#491906 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 28.5% and its chroma 0.079.