What color is #401B20?

#401B20 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 #401B20?

The RGB value is 64, 27, 32: 64 red, 27 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #401B20?

The complementary color is #1B403B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #401B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#401B20 color

#401B20 rgb(64, 27, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #401B20 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 10.6% green and 12.5% blue (64, 27, 32).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 41% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 50% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#401B20 color codes

HEX	`#401B20`
RGB	`rgb(64, 27, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 10.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 41%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 58%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 50%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.37, 18.59, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.37, 19.27, 15.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.767, 1.978, 1.602)`
Decimal	`4201248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #401B20, 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 #401B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#401B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #401B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #401b20; }
.text { color: #401b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #401b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 27 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #401b20, #40281b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #401B20?: #401B20 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 #401B20?: The RGB value is 64, 27, 32: 64 red, 27 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #401B20?: The complementary color is #1B403B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #401B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.