Colour
#402E2B
- #402E2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#402E2B is a red with RGB values 64, 46, 43 and HSL 9°, 20%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#402E2B#402E2B
HEX#402E2B
RGBrgb(64, 46, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1804, 0.1686
RGB percentages25.1%, 18%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(8.6, 19.6%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 32.8%, 25.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.1%, 32.8%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,206,123
CSS custom property--colour: #402E2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.78:1
Contrast with white12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#BFD1D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B3D40
Analogous#402B33, #40392B
Triadic#2B402E, #2E2B40
Split complementary#2B4039, #2B3340
Tetradic#33402B, #2B3D40, #382B40
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G46
B43
Red64 (25.1%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)19.63%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 40 · G 2E · B 2B
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