Colour
#402B2B
- #402B2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#402B2B is a red with RGB values 64, 43, 43 and HSL 0°, 20%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#402B2B#402B2B
HEX#402B2B
RGBrgb(64, 43, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1686, 0.1686
RGB percentages25.1%, 16.9%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(0, 19.6%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 32.8%, 25.1%)
CMYK0%, 32.8%, 32.8%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,205,355
CSS custom property--colour: #402B2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.14:1
Contrast with white13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#BFD4D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B4040
Analogous#402B36, #40362B
Triadic#2B402B, #2B2B40
Split complementary#2B4036, #2B3640
Tetradic#36402B, #2B4040, #362B40
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G43
B43
Red64 (25.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)19.63%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 40 · G 2B · B 2B
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