Information about #491824 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated earthy red, #491824 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mayhem (#4D1B25). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cocoa Bean (#481C1C) and Ravishing (#401A22).
The recipe behind #491824 is rgb(73, 24, 36), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #491824 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #491824 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#491824 color variations
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#491824 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#491824 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#491824 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#491824 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#491824 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #491824 color
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Nearest named colors to #491824
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4D1B25
#481C1C
#401A22
#462028
#511D22
#4C2322
#551B24
#43182F
#462429
#4D202E
#3E2025
#54162C
#491824 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#491824
- RGB73, 24, 36
- CMYK0, 19, 15, 71
- CSSrgb(73, 24, 36)
- HSL345°, 51%, 19%
- HSL Precise345.306°, 50.515%, 19.02%
- HSV345°, 67%, 29%
- HSB345°, 67%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.094, 0.141)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.094, 0.141, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.094, 0.141)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID491824
- DECIMAL ID4790308
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited4 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
