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#491c02 color: Barbecue Sauce

#491c02 is rgb(73, 28, 2) in RGB and oklch(28.98% 0.07761 46.722) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

29%
0.078
47°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.45:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #491c02

#491c02 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 47°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.48:1 contrast and black text 1.45:1, 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: #491c02 mixed with white

  1. 491c02
  2. 5b311b
  3. 6d4532
  4. 7e5b49
  5. 907061
  6. a2877a
  7. b59e93
  8. c7b5ad
  9. dacdc8
  10. ece6e3

Darker: #491c02 mixed with black

  1. 491c02
  2. 3e1701
  3. 341201
  4. 2a0d01
  5. 200800
  6. 170500
  7. 0e0200
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #491c02 with less saturation

  1. 491c02
  2. 461e08
  3. 44200d
  4. 412212
  5. 3e2416
  6. 3b251a
  7. 38271e
  8. 352821
  9. 322925
  10. 2f2a28

Questions about #491c02

What color is #491c02?

#491c02 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(73, 28, 2), in HSL hsl(21.97, 94.67%, 14.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.98% 0.07761 46.722).

What colors go well with #491c02?

The complementary color of #491c02 is #003249. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b171d and #402400. The triadic partners are #003723 and #29234f.

Is white or black text more readable on #491c02?

White text reads better on #491c02: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and black gives 1.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #491c02 a warm or cool color?

#491c02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 47 degrees, its lightness 29% and its chroma 0.078.