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#401209 color: Black Chocolate

#401209 is rgb(64, 18, 9) in RGB and oklch(25.724% 0.07396 33.047) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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10°
100%

25.7%
0.074
33°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • orange-950
  • Black 75%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.31:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #401209

#401209 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 25.7% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 33°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.05:1 contrast and black text 1.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Chocolate (#441100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #401209 mixed with white

  1. 401209
  2. 53281f
  3. 653d34
  4. 78534b
  5. 8b6a62
  6. 9e817b
  7. b19994
  8. c4b2ad
  9. d8cbc8
  10. ebe5e3

Darker: #401209 mixed with black

  1. 401209
  2. 360e07
  3. 2d0a05
  4. 240703
  5. 1b0402
  6. 130201
  7. 0b0101
  8. 050100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #401209 with less saturation

  1. 401209
  2. 3e150c
  3. 3b1710
  4. 381912
  5. 361b15
  6. 331d18
  7. 301e1a
  8. 2d201c
  9. 2a211f
  10. 272221

Questions about #401209

What color is #401209?

#401209 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Black Chocolate. In RGB it is rgb(64, 18, 9), in HSL hsl(9.82, 75.34%, 14.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.724% 0.07396 33.047).

What colors go well with #401209?

The complementary color of #401209 is #002b36. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f1020 and #3b1900. The triadic partners are #002d11 and #181f46.

Is white or black text more readable on #401209?

White text reads better on #401209: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and black gives 1.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #401209 a warm or cool color?

#401209 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 33 degrees, its lightness 25.7% and its chroma 0.074.