Colour

#400E1A

#400E1A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#400E1A is a red with RGB values 64, 14, 26 and HSL 346°, 64%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#400E1A#400E1A

HEX#400E1A

RGBrgb(64, 14, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.0549, 0.102

RGB percentages25.1%, 5.5%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(345.6, 64.1%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.6, 78.1%, 25.1%)

CMYK0%, 78.1%, 59.4%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,197,914

CSS custom property--colour: #400E1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.21:1

Contrast with white16.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#BFF1E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A1A1Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#272419no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Tritanopia#470513no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.6 Dim grey · ΔE 41 Maroon · ΔE 42 Dark slate grey · ΔE 42.4 Brown · ΔE 43.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0E4034

Analogous#400E33, #401B0E

Triadic#1A400E, #0E1A40

Split complementary#0E401B, #0E3340

Tetradic#33400E, #0E4034, #1B0E40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D64467

Lighter +30%#BE294D

Lighter +20%#94203C

Lighter +10%#6A172B

Darker −10%#160509

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A0415

Less saturated −25%#36181F

Channel breakdown

R64

G14

B26

Red64 (25.1%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue345.6°

Saturation (HSL)64.1%

Lightness15.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 40 · G 0E · B 1A

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