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#400727 Color

#400727 is rgb(64, 7, 39) in RGB, hsl(326, 80%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 39%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), visibly different at ΔE 11.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#400727
HEX#400727
RGBrgb(64, 7, 39)
HSLhsl(326, 80%, 14%)
HSVhsv(326, 89%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 39%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(25.3% 0.092 351.7)
LABlab(12.06% 29.12 -4.68)
LCHlch(12.06% 29.49 350.88)

What #400727 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #400727, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#400727 Channel Values

How #400727 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 64 · G 7 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 80% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 89% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 39% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.44:1 vs white · 1.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #400727 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #400727

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #400727; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #400727

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #400727 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#400727
Protanopia#1A1A27
Protanomaly#2E1427
Deuteranopia#252525
Deuteranomaly#321C26
Tritanopia#3F0E0E
Tritanomaly#3F0B1B
Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #400727 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-400727: #400727;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #400727;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-400727': '#400727' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.027, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_400727">#400727</color>
SVG fillfill="#400727"

More Pink Colors

#400727 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#400727 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #400727?

#400727 is a darkest pink — rgb(64, 7, 39) in RGB and hsl(326, 80%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.67.

What is the RGB value of #400727?

#400727 is rgb(64, 7, 39) — red 64, green 7, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #400727?

#400727 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 39%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #400727 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #400727 scores 16.44:1 against white and 1.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #400727 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #400727 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 31.86, which is a different colour altogether.

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