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#491b02 color: Barbecue Sauce

#491b02 is rgb(73, 27, 2) in RGB and oklch(28.807% 0.07854 45.586) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

28.8%
0.079
46°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #491b02

#491b02 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 28.8% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.57:1 contrast and black text 1.44:1, 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: #491b02 mixed with white

  1. 491b02
  2. 5b301b
  3. 6d4532
  4. 7f5a49
  5. 907061
  6. a3867a
  7. b59e93
  8. c7b5ad
  9. dacdc8
  10. ece6e3

Darker: #491b02 mixed with black

  1. 491b02
  2. 3e1601
  3. 341101
  4. 2a0c01
  5. 200800
  6. 170500
  7. 0e0200
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #491b02 with less saturation

  1. 491b02
  2. 461d08
  3. 441f0d
  4. 412112
  5. 3e2316
  6. 3b251a
  7. 38261e
  8. 352721
  9. 322924
  10. 2e2a28

Questions about #491b02

What color is #491b02?

#491b02 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(73, 27, 2), in HSL hsl(21.13, 94.67%, 14.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.807% 0.07854 45.586).

What colors go well with #491b02?

The complementary color of #491b02 is #003147. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a171d and #412300. The triadic partners are #003621 and #282350.

Is white or black text more readable on #491b02?

White text reads better on #491b02: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and black gives 1.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #491b02 a warm or cool color?

#491b02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 28.8% and its chroma 0.079.