HEX Color #491D0F (Saddlebrown)

About #491D0F

The precise color #491D0F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Saddlebrown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 29 green, and 15 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 60% Magenta, 79% Yellow, and 71% Black. The HSL representation is 14.5° hue, 65.9% saturation, and 17.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#491D0F

RGB73, 29, 15

HSL14.5°, 65.9%, 17.3%

CMYK0%, 60%, 79%, 71%

HSV14.5°, 79.5%, 28.6%

LAB17.1, 19.9, 19.1

XYZ3.3, 2.3, 0.7

Decimal4791567

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#491D0F #0E3A49

Analogous

#490E1D #493A0E

Triadic

#0E491C #1C0E49

Tetradic

#1D490E #0E3A49 #3A0E49

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#491D0F

#5D3629

#714F44

#85685F

#998179

#AE9A94

#C2B3AF

#D6CCC9

#EAE5E4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#491D0F

#40190D

#38160B

#30130A

#281008

#200C06

#180905

#100603

#080301

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

14.33:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.47:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

13.69:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.25:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #491D0F; }

.text-color { color: #491D0F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #491D0F; }

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