What color is #401920?

#401920 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #401920?

The RGB value is 64, 25, 32: 64 red, 25 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #401920?

The complementary color is #194039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #401920?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#401920 color

#401920 rgb(64, 25, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #401920 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 9.8% green and 12.5% blue (64, 25, 32).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 50% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#401920 color codes

HEX	`#401920`
RGB	`rgb(64, 25, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 9.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 61%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 50%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.9, 19.81, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.9, 20.3, 12.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.723, 1.89, 1.588)`
Decimal	`4200736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #401920, 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 #401920	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#401920 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #401920 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #401920; }
.text { color: #401920; }
.border { border: 2px solid #401920; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 25 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #401920, #402519); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #401920?: #401920 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #401920?: The RGB value is 64, 25, 32: 64 red, 25 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #401920?: The complementary color is #194039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #401920?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.