Colour

#40141A

#40141A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#40141A is a red with RGB values 64, 20, 26 and HSL 352°, 52%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#40141A

RGBrgb(64, 20, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.0784, 0.102

RGB percentages25.1%, 7.8%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(351.8, 52.4%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 68.8%, 25.1%)

CMYK0%, 68.8%, 59.4%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,199,450

CSS custom property--colour: #40141A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.75:1

Contrast with white15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#BFEBE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E1D1Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#292619no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#460D16no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 38.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 41.7 Maroon · ΔE 42.2 Sienna · ΔE 42.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#14403A

Analogous#401430, #402414

Triadic#1A4014, #141A40

Split complementary#144024, #143040

Tetradic#304014, #14403A, #241440

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CA5666

Lighter +30%#B53849

Lighter +20%#8E2C3A

Lighter +10%#67202A

Darker −10%#19080A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A0912

Less saturated −25%#351E22

Channel breakdown

R64

G20

B26

Red64 (25.1%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue351.82°

Saturation (HSL)52.38%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 40 · G 14 · B 1A

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