Information about #40111B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #40111B reads as a confidently colored red and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chocolate Kisses (#3C1421). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Sienna (#3C1414) and Ravishing (#401A22).
In RGB terms — rgb(64, 17, 27) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #40111B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 16.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#40111B color variations
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#40111B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#40111B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#40111B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#40111B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#40111B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #40111B color
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Nearest named colors to #40111B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3C1421
#3C1414
#401A22
#381921
#481C1C
#341515
#310C16
#351E1C
#351F19
#42231B
#3E2025
#412010
#40111B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#40111B
- RGB64, 17, 27
- CMYK0, 18, 15, 75
- CSSrgb(64, 17, 27)
- HSL347°, 58%, 16%
- HSL Precise347.234°, 58.025%, 15.882%
- HSV347°, 73%, 25%
- HSB347°, 73%, 25%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.067
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
- GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.067, 0.106)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.067, 0.106, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.067, 0.106)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB6.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID40111B
- DECIMAL ID4198683
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
