Information about #490B03 color

#490B03 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#490B03 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 11, 3) — 28.6% red, 4.3% green, 1.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 27 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#490B03 presents itself as a intensely saturated red — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bulgarian Rose (#480607). Slightly further away sit Dark Chocolate (#490206) and Dried Blood (#4B0101).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 11, 3) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #490B03: 15.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #490B03 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#490B03 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#490B03 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #490B03

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#490B03
  • RGB73, 11, 3
  • CMYK0, 24, 27, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 11, 3)
  • HSL7°, 92%, 15%
  • HSL Precise6.857°, 92.105%, 14.902%
  • HSV7°, 96%, 29%
  • HSB7°, 96%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.043, 0.012)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.043, 0.012, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.043, 0.012)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID490B03
  • DECIMAL ID4786947
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01