What color is #401B21?

#401B21 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 #401B21?

The RGB value is 64, 27, 33: 64 red, 27 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #401B21?

The complementary color is #1B403A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #401B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#401B21 color

#401B21 rgb(64, 27, 33)

Shades of red

The hex color #401B21 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 10.6% green and 12.9% blue (64, 27, 33).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 41% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 48% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#401B21 color codes

HEX	`#401B21`
RGB	`rgb(64, 27, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 10.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 41%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 58%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 48%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.4, 18.71, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.4, 19.23, 13.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.781, 1.984, 1.675)`
Decimal	`4201249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #401B21, 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 #401B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#401B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #401B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #401b21; }
.text { color: #401b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #401b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 27 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #401b21, #40281b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #401B21?: #401B21 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 #401B21?: The RGB value is 64, 27, 33: 64 red, 27 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #401B21?: The complementary color is #1B403A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #401B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.