What color is #400F39?

#400F39 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #400F39?

The RGB value is 64, 15, 57: 64 red, 15 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #400F39?

The complementary color is #0F4016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #400F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#400F39 color

#400F39 rgb(64, 15, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #400F39 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 5.9% green and 22.4% blue (64, 15, 57).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 11% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#400F39 color codes

HEX	`#400F39`
RGB	`rgb(64, 15, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 5.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 77%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 11%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.99, 29.18, -15.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.99, 32.83, 332.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.024, 1.727, 4.044)`
Decimal	`4198201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #400F39, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #400F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#400F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #400F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #400f39; }
.text { color: #400f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #400f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 15 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #400f39, #400f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #400F39?: #400F39 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #400F39?: The RGB value is 64, 15, 57: 64 red, 15 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #400F39?: The complementary color is #0F4016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #400F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.