Information about #400B2A color

#400B2A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#400B2A falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(64, 11, 42) — 25.1% red, 4.3% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 9 / 75. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #400B2A reads as a vivid, lively pink-red rose and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Plum (#3F012C). Slightly further away sit Aubergine (#3D0734) and Chocolate Kisses (#3C1421).

The recipe behind #400B2A is rgb(64, 11, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #400B2A: 16.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #400B2A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#400B2A color variations

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#400B2A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #400B2A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Plum color link
Dark Plum

#3F012C

Aubergine color link
Aubergine

#3D0734

Blackberry color link
Blackberry

#43182F

Toledo color link
Toledo

#3A0020

Ravishing color link
Ravishing

#401A22

Spitfire color link
Spitfire

#381921

Jacaranda color link
Jacaranda

#2E0329

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Conundrum color link
Conundrum

#3C202C

Jumpstart color link
Jumpstart

#3E2025

Ab Fab color link
Ab Fab

#321B2F

#400B2A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#400B2A
  • RGB64, 11, 42
  • CMYK0, 21, 9, 75
  • CSSrgb(64, 11, 42)
  • HSL325°, 71%, 15%
  • HSL Precise324.906°, 70.667%, 14.706%
  • HSV325°, 83%, 25%
  • HSB325°, 83%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.043, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.043, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.043, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID400B2A
  • DECIMAL ID4197162
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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