What color is #401F32?

#401F32 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 #401F32?

The RGB value is 64, 31, 50: 64 red, 31 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #401F32?

The complementary color is #1F402D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #401F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#401F32 color

#401F32 rgb(64, 31, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #401F32 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 12.2% green and 19.6% blue (64, 31, 50).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 22% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#401F32 color codes

HEX	`#401F32`
RGB	`rgb(64, 31, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 12.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 52%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 22%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.99, 18.91, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.99, 19.68, 343.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.18, 2.3, 3.294)`
Decimal	`4202290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #401F32, 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 #401F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#401F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #401F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #401f32; }
.text { color: #401f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #401f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 31 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #401f32, #401f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #401F32?: #401F32 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 #401F32?: The RGB value is 64, 31, 50: 64 red, 31 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #401F32?: The complementary color is #1F402D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #401F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.