What color is #401D21?

#401D21 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 #401D21?

The RGB value is 64, 29, 33: 64 red, 29 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #401D21?

The complementary color is #1D403C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #401D21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#401D21 color

#401D21 rgb(64, 29, 33)

Shades of red

The hex color #401D21 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 11.4% green and 12.9% blue (64, 29, 33).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 48% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#401D21 color codes

HEX	`#401D21`
RGB	`rgb(64, 29, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 11.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 55%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 48%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.9, 17.46, 5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.9, 18.19, 16.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.828, 2.079, 1.691)`
Decimal	`4201761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #401D21, 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 #401D21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#401D21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #401D21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #401d21; }
.text { color: #401d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #401d21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 29 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #401d21, #402a1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #401D21?: #401D21 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 #401D21?: The RGB value is 64, 29, 33: 64 red, 29 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #401D21?: The complementary color is #1D403C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #401D21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.