#40160B#40160B

#40160B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.069 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40160B
RGB	rgb(64, 22, 11)
HSL	hsl(12, 71%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(12, 83%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 82.8%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.76, 19.67, 16.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.76, 25.60, 39.80°)
OKLab	oklab(26.4% 0.0558 0.0401)
OKLCH	oklch(26.4% 0.069 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.4619, 1.6883, 0.5128)
Luminance	0.0169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40160B #0B3540

analogous

#400B1B #40160B #40310B

triadic

#40160B #0B4016 #160B40

tetradic

#40160B #1B400B #0B3540 #310B40

square

#40160B #1B400B #0B3540 #310B40

split-complementary

#40160B #0B4031 #0B1B40

monochromatic

#1A0904 #1A0904 #40160B #742814 #A83A1D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.70

#40160B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#40160B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40160B

15.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40160B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40160B	1.00	15.70	1.34	15.70
#FFFFFF	15.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#211D0A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C270A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#470D14

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40160b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 22, 11);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.069 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79554b',
    500: '#40160b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40160b;
$custom-light: #79554b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40160b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 11
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.453,
    "s": 70.667,
    "l": 14.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26398,
    "c": 0.06873,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40160B

secondary

#2A6C7D

accent

#C8ED3A

background

#F7F5F4

surface

#EEE8E7

border

#C9C4C3

text

#0A0301

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #40160B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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