What color is #401D33?

#401D33 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #401D33?

The RGB value is 64, 29, 51: 64 red, 29 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #401D33?

The complementary color is #1D402A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #401D33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#401D33 color

#401D33 rgb(64, 29, 51)

Shades of purple

The hex color #401D33 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 11.4% green and 20% blue (64, 29, 51).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 20% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#401D33 color codes

HEX	`#401D33`
RGB	`rgb(64, 29, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 11.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 55%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 20%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.54, 20.36, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.54, 21.47, 341.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.151, 2.208, 3.392)`
Decimal	`4201779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #401D33, 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 #401D33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#401D33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #401D33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #401d33; }
.text { color: #401d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #401d33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 29 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #401d33, #401d22); }

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Questions

What color is #401D33?: #401D33 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #401D33?: The RGB value is 64, 29, 51: 64 red, 29 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #401D33?: The complementary color is #1D402A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #401D33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.