#40271F#40271F
#40271F is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.2% C 0.041 H 38.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40271F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 39, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 35%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 52%, 25%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 51.6%, 74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.54, 10.65, 10.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(18.54, 14.70, 43.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(30.18% 0.0318 0.0253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.18% 0.041 38.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.0873, 2.6402, 1.6431) |
| Luminance | 0.0264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.04
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 7.13
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 7.53
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 7.81
Very Dark Brown
#1D0200
ΔE00 10.88
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 11.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40271F #1F3840
analogous
#401F27 #40271F #40371F
triadic
#40271F #1F4027 #271F40
tetradic
#40271F #27401F #1F3840 #371F40
square
#40271F #27401F #1F3840 #371F40
split-complementary
#40271F #1F4037 #1F2740
monochromatic
#150D0A #170E0B #40271F #694033 #925947
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.74
#40271F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.53
#40271F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #40271F
13.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40271F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40271F | 1.00 | 13.74 | 1.53 | 13.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D2A1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#332F1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#452325
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2D2D2D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40271f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 39, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.2% 0.041 38.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76615a',
500: '#40271f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40271f; $custom-light: #76615a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40271f",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 39,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.545,
"s": 34.737,
"l": 18.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.30178,
"c": 0.04064,
"h": 38.5
},
"luminance": 0.0264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40271F
secondary
#476974
accent
#B0CB5D
background
#F7F5F5
surface
#EDE9E9
border
#C8C5C5
text
#090503
muted
#7B7978