#40272c

Color #40272c

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#40272c

RGB

rgb(64, 39, 44)

HSL

hsl(348, 24.3%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 39.1%, 25.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 31.2%, 74.9%)

LAB

lab(18.9, 12.6, 1.6)

LCH

lch(18.9, 12.7, 7.24)

OKLCH

oklch(30.6%, 0.0384, 6.59)

HWB

hwb(348, 15.3%, 74.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#27403b

Analogous

#402739

#40272c

#402f27

Triadic

#40272c

#2c4027

#272c40

Split-complementary

#40272c

#27402f

#273940

Tetradic

#40272c

#403b27

#27403b

#272c40

Square

#40272c

#394027

#27403b

#2f2740

Shades

Color #40272c mixed toward black.

#352025

#2b1a1d

#201316

#150d0f

#0b0607

Tints

Color #40272c mixed toward white.

#6a4149

#945a66

#b2818a

#ccabb1

#e5d5d8

Tones

Color #40272c mixed toward gray.

#3e292d

#3c2b2f

#3a2d30

#382f31

#363132

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.54:1

White text reads better on this background (13.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#37372b · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#383a2b · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#3f2a2a · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #40272c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40272c]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#40272c (#40272c) is rgb(64, 39, 44) in RGB.

No, #40272c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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