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#402008 Color

#402008 is rgb(64, 32, 8) in RGB, hsl(26, 78%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 88%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), visibly different at ΔE 11.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#402008
HEX#402008
RGBrgb(64, 32, 8)
HSLhsl(26, 78%, 14%)
HSVhsv(26, 88%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 88%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(28.3% 0.06 53.9)
LABlab(16.46% 14.26 21.11)
LCHlch(16.46% 25.48 55.96)

What #402008 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 #402008, 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 brown in the library.

#402008 Channel Values

How #402008 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 32 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 78% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 88% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 88% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.7:1 vs white · 1.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #402008 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 text14.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #402008 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #402008

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #402008; 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.
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Tints & Shades of #402008

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 #402008.

How #402008 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#402008
Protanopia#272707
Protanomaly#332508
Deuteranopia#2D2D05
Deuteranomaly#362906
Tritanopia#411E1E
Tritanomaly#411F17
Achromatopsia#282828

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #402008 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-402008: #402008;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #402008;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-402008': '#402008' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.125, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_402008">#402008</color>
SVG fillfill="#402008"

More Brown Colors

#402008 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#402008 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #402008?

#402008 is a darkest brown — rgb(64, 32, 8) in RGB and hsl(26, 78%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.37.

What is the RGB value of #402008?

#402008 is rgb(64, 32, 8) — red 64, green 32, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #402008?

#402008 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 88%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #402008 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #402008 scores 14.7:1 against white and 1.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #402008 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #402008 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 30.33, which is a different colour altogether.

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