Colour

#40120C

#40120C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#40120C is a red with RGB values 64, 18, 12 and HSL 7°, 68%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#40120C#40120C

HEX#40120C

RGBrgb(64, 18, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.0706, 0.0471

RGB percentages25.1%, 7.1%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(6.9, 68.4%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.9, 81.3%, 25.1%)

CMYK0%, 71.9%, 81.2%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,198,924

CSS custom property--colour: #40120C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.03:1

Contrast with white16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#BFEDF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F1B0Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A250Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#470711no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.1 Maroon · ΔE 37.1 Sienna · ΔE 38 Brown · ΔE 40.3 Dim grey · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C3A40

Analogous#400C20, #402C0C

Triadic#0C4012, #120C40

Split complementary#0C402C, #0C2040

Tetradic#20400C, #0C3A40, #2C0C40

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DB4F3D

Lighter +30%#C13624

Lighter +20%#962A1C

Lighter +10%#6B1E14

Darker −10%#150604

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A0B02

Less saturated −25%#371916

Channel breakdown

R64

G18

B12

Red64 (25.1%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue6.92°

Saturation (HSL)68.42%

Lightness14.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 40 · G 12 · B 0C

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Colour values

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