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#491d02 color: Chocolate Castle

#491d02 is rgb(73, 29, 2) in RGB and oklch(29.157% 0.0767 47.901) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

29.2%
0.077
48°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.46:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #491d02

#491d02 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29.2% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 48°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.38:1 contrast and black text 1.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #491d02 mixed with white

  1. 491d02
  2. 5b311b
  3. 6c4632
  4. 7e5b4a
  5. 907161
  6. a2877a
  7. b59e93
  8. c7b6ad
  9. d9cec8
  10. ece6e3

Darker: #491d02 mixed with black

  1. 491d02
  2. 3e1801
  3. 341301
  4. 2a0e01
  5. 200900
  6. 170500
  7. 0e0300
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #491d02 with less saturation

  1. 491d02
  2. 461f08
  3. 44210e
  4. 412312
  5. 3e2417
  6. 3c261b
  7. 39271e
  8. 362822
  9. 322a25
  10. 2f2b28

Questions about #491d02

What color is #491d02?

#491d02 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Chocolate Castle. In RGB it is rgb(73, 29, 2), in HSL hsl(22.82, 94.67%, 14.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.157% 0.0767 47.901).

What colors go well with #491d02?

The complementary color of #491d02 is #003249. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b181d and #402500. The triadic partners are #003724 and #2b244f.

Is white or black text more readable on #491d02?

White text reads better on #491d02: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and black gives 1.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #491d02 a warm or cool color?

#491d02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 48 degrees, its lightness 29.2% and its chroma 0.077.