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#491c03 color: Barbecue Sauce

#491c03 is rgb(73, 28, 3) in RGB and oklch(28.992% 0.07714 45.983) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

29%
0.077
46°
  • 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 #491c03

#491c03 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 46°.

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: #491c03 mixed with white

  1. 491c03
  2. 5b311c
  3. 6d4533
  4. 7e5b4a
  5. 907062
  6. a2877a
  7. b59e94
  8. c7b5ad
  9. dacdc8
  10. ece6e3

Darker: #491c03 mixed with black

  1. 491c03
  2. 3e1702
  3. 341202
  4. 2a0d01
  5. 200801
  6. 170500
  7. 0e0200
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #491c03 with less saturation

  1. 491c03
  2. 461e09
  3. 44200e
  4. 412213
  5. 3e2417
  6. 3b251b
  7. 38271e
  8. 352822
  9. 322925
  10. 2f2a28

Questions about #491c03

What color is #491c03?

#491c03 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(73, 28, 3), in HSL hsl(21.43, 92.11%, 14.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.992% 0.07714 45.983).

What colors go well with #491c03?

The complementary color of #491c03 is #003248. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a181e and #412400. The triadic partners are #003722 and #29244f.

Is white or black text more readable on #491c03?

White text reads better on #491c03: 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 #491c03 a warm or cool color?

#491c03 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 29% and its chroma 0.077.