HEX Color #490716 (Black)

About #490716

The precise color #490716 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Black. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 7, and 22.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 90% M, 70% Y, and 71% K. The HSL representation is 346.4° hue, 82.5% saturation, and 15.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#490716

RGB73, 7, 22

HSL346.4°, 82.5%, 15.7%

CMYK0%, 90%, 70%, 71%

HSV346.4°, 90.4%, 28.6%

LAB13.4, 30.8, 10.0

XYZ3.0, 1.6, 0.9

Decimal4785942

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#490716 #074939

Analogous

#490737 #491807

Triadic

#164907 #071649

Tetradic

#374907 #074939 #180749

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#490716

#5D222F

#713E49

#855963

#99757D

#AE9097

#C2ACB1

#D6C7CB

#EAE3E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#490716

#400613

#380511

#30040E

#28030C

#200309

#180207

#100104

#080002

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

15.85:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.33:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

15.14:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.13:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #490716; }

.text-color { color: #490716; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #490716; }

Similar Colors

Black

#000000