#40172C#40172C

#40172C is a dark, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.070 H 350.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40172C
RGB	rgb(64, 23, 44)
HSL	hsl(329, 47%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(329, 64%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 31.2%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.87, 22.73, -4.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.87, 23.14, 349.22°)
OKLab	oklab(27.53% 0.0688 -0.0112)
OKLCH	oklch(27.53% 0.07 350.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.8755, 1.8849, 2.5948)
Luminance	0.0188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40172C #17402B

analogous

#401740 #40172C #401718

triadic

#40172C #2C4017 #172C40

tetradic

#40172C #404017 #17402B #171840

square

#40172C #404017 #17402B #171840

split-complementary

#40172C #184017 #174040

monochromatic

#17080F #17080F #40172C #6D274B #9A376A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.25

#40172C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#40172C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40172C

15.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40172C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40172C	1.00	15.25	1.38	15.25
#FFFFFF	15.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C212D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27282B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45151F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40172c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 23, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.070 350.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#775665',
    500: '#40172c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40172c;
$custom-light: #775665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40172c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 329.268,
    "s": 47.126,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27525,
    "c": 0.0697,
    "h": 350.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40172C

secondary

#3C7759

accent

#D79251

background

#F7F5F6

surface

#EDE9EB

border

#C8C5C6

text

#090305

muted

#7B787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #40172C

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

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