#401E03 Color

#401E03 is rgb(64, 30, 3) in RGB, hsl(27, 91%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 95%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Bean (#3D0C02), visibly different at ΔE 11.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#401E03

HEX#401E03

RGBrgb(64, 30, 3)

HSLhsl(27, 91%, 13%)

HSVhsv(27, 95%, 25%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 95%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(27.8% 0.065 54.7)

LABlab(15.89% 15.30 22.44)

LCHlch(15.89% 27.15 55.71)

What #401E03 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 #401E03, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Black Bean#3D0C02ΔE 11.15 Seal Brown#59260BΔE 11.32 Zinnwaldite Brown#2C1608ΔE 12.77 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 12.91 Dark Sienna#3C1414ΔE 13.32 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 14.23

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

#401E03 Channel Values

How #401E03 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 64 · G 30 · B 3	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 27° · S 91% · L 13%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 27° · S 95% · V 25%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 53% · Y 95% · K 75%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.95:1 vs white · 1.41:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #401E03 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 text14.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #401E03

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #401E03; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #401E03

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #401E03.

How #401E03 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#401E03

Protanopia#262602

Protanomaly#322303

Deuteranopia#2C2C00

Deuteranomaly#352701

Tritanopia#411C1C

Tritanomaly#411D14

Achromatopsia#272727

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Using #401E03 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-401e03: #401E03;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #401E03;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-401e03': '#401E03' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.118, blue: 0.012)

Android XML<color name="color_401e03">#401E03</color>

SVG fillfill="#401E03"

More Brown Colors

#401E03 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#401E03 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #401E03?

#401E03 is a darkest brown — rgb(64, 30, 3) in RGB and hsl(27, 91%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Bean (#3D0C02), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.15.

What is the RGB value of #401E03?

#401E03 is rgb(64, 30, 3) — red 64, green 30, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #401E03?

#401E03 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 95%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #401E03 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #401E03 scores 14.95:1 against white and 1.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #401E03 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #401E03 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 31.46, which is a different colour altogether.

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