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#491e10 color: Barbecue Sauce

#491e10 is rgb(73, 30, 16) in RGB and oklch(29.505% 0.06997 38.449) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

29.5%
0.070
38°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.48:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #491e10

#491e10 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29.5% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.22:1 contrast and black text 1.48:1, 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: #491e10 mixed with white

  1. 491e10
  2. 5b3225
  3. 6c473b
  4. 7e5c51
  5. 907167
  6. a2887f
  7. b49e97
  8. c7b6b0
  9. d9ceca
  10. ece6e4

Darker: #491e10 mixed with black

  1. 491e10
  2. 3e190c
  3. 341309
  4. 2a0e06
  5. 200904
  6. 170502
  7. 0e0301
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #491e10 with less saturation

  1. 491e10
  2. 472014
  3. 442217
  4. 41231a
  5. 3f251d
  6. 3c2620
  7. 392822
  8. 362925
  9. 332a28
  10. 302b2a

Questions about #491e10

What color is #491e10?

#491e10 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(73, 30, 16), in HSL hsl(14.74, 64.04%, 17.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.505% 0.06997 38.449).

What colors go well with #491e10?

The complementary color of #491e10 is #003444. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #491b26 and #432500. The triadic partners are #00371f and #25284f.

Is white or black text more readable on #491e10?

White text reads better on #491e10: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and black gives 1.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #491e10 a warm or cool color?

#491e10 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 29.5% and its chroma 0.07.