#39180E
Closest named color: Chocolate Brown (#411900). oklch(25.5% 0.056 37.6), rgb(57, 24, 14).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (16.01:1).
About this color
#39180E is a dark, muted red. In OKLCH its lightness is 26%, its chroma 0.056 and its hue 38°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Chocolate Brown (#411900), ΔE 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 16.01:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | dark (26%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.056) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Chocolate Brown (#411900) |
| Black text | 1.31:1 |
| White text | 16.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #39180E |
| RGB | rgb(57, 24, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 61%, 14%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(25.5% 0.056 37.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #39180E | 16.01:1 | AAA | Lc -105.3 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #39180E | 1.31:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #39180E text on white | 16.01:1 | AAA | Lc 102.7 | Preferred for body text |
| #39180E text on black | 1.31:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.
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Step 50
50
#FBF4F1
oklch(97.2% 0.009 44.9)
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Step 100
100
#F6E6E1
oklch(93.6% 0.019 38.1)
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Step 200
200
#F0D1C8
oklch(88.4% 0.037 36.8)
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Step 300
300
#E7B3A2
oklch(81% 0.065 38.9)
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Step 400
400
#D98970
oklch(70.7% 0.105 38.1)
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Step 500
500
#CD694A
oklch(63.2% 0.135 37.9)
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Step 600
600
#B84E2C
oklch(55.6% 0.146 38)
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Step 700
700
#9E3E1F
oklch(49.1% 0.135 37.8)
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Step 800
800
#81341C
oklch(42.8% 0.113 37.6)
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Step 900
900
#682E1D
oklch(37.7% 0.088 37.1)
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Step 950
950 (this color)
#39180E
oklch(25.5% 0.056 37.6)
#39180E with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #211D0D | 0.053 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #29240D | 0.049 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3F1216 | 0.026 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #212121 | 0.056 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #39180E
#39180E
oklch(25.5% 0.056 37.6)
- #002831
#002831
oklch(25.5% 0.046 216.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #39180E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Chocolate Brown #411900 ΔE 0.025
- Dark Brown #341C02 ΔE 0.026
- Deep Brown #410200 ΔE 0.043
- Mahogany #4A0100 ΔE 0.050
- Dark Maroon #3C0008 ΔE 0.051
- Jet #212529 ΔE 0.064
- Dark #1B2431 ΔE 0.079
- Dark Plum #3F012C ΔE 0.083
Use #39180E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.