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#491D33 Color

#491D33 is rgb(73, 29, 51) in RGB, hsl(330, 43%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 30%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#491D33
HEX#491D33
RGBrgb(73, 29, 51)
HSLhsl(330, 43%, 20%)
HSVhsv(330, 60%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 30%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(30.3% 0.073 351.1)
LABlab(18.21% 23.49 -4.00)
LCHlch(18.21% 23.83 350.33)

What #491D33 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #491D33, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 7.97Old Mauve#673147ΔE 10.88Temptress#3C2126ΔE 11.68Zinfandel Red#5A3844ΔE 12.19Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 12.8Dark Purple#301934ΔE 12.96

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#491D33 Channel Values

How #491D33 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 29 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 43% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 60% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 30% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.94:1 vs white · 1.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #491D33 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #491D33 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #491D33

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #491D33; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#491D33
Complementary
#1D4933
Analogous
#491D49
Analogous
#491D1D
Triadic
#33491D
Triadic
#1D3349
Split comp.
#1D491D
Split comp.
#1D4949

Tints & Shades of #491D33

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#712D4F
#993D6B
#BB5487
#CC7FA6
#DCA7C2
#ECD0DE

Shades

#421A2E
#371626
#2F1321
#28101C
#210D17
#16090F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #491D33.

How #491D33 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#491D33
Protanopia#282833
Protanomaly#382433
Deuteranopia#313132
Deuteranomaly#3C2A32
Tritanopia#482121
Tritanomaly#481F29
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #491D33 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-491d33: #491D33;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #491D33;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-491d33': '#491D33' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.114, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_491d33">#491D33</color>
SVG fillfill="#491D33"

More Pink Colors

#491D33 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#491D33 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #491D33?

#491D33 is a dark pink — rgb(73, 29, 51) in RGB and hsl(330, 43%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #491D33?

#491D33 is rgb(73, 29, 51) — red 73, green 29, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #491D33?

#491D33 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 30%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #491D33 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #491D33 scores 13.94:1 against white and 1.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #491D33 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #491D33 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 29.99, which is a different colour altogether.

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