#401F00
Closest named color: Chocolate Brown (#411900). oklch(28% 0.066 58.8), rgb(64, 31, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (14.85:1).
About this color
#401F00 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 28%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 59°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Chocolate Brown (#411900), ΔE 0.016 away. White text reads best on it, at 14.85:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (28%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Chocolate Brown (#411900) |
| Black text | 1.41:1 |
| White text | 14.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #401F00 |
| RGB | rgb(64, 31, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 100%, 13%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(28% 0.066 58.8) |
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 #401F00 | 14.85:1 | AAA | Lc -104.3 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #401F00 | 1.41:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #401F00 text on white | 14.85:1 | AAA | Lc 101.4 | Preferred for body text |
| #401F00 text on black | 1.41:1 | 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
#FBF4EF
oklch(97.1% 0.01 58.2)
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Step 100
100
#F6E7DB
oklch(93.7% 0.023 61.2)
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Step 200
200
#F0D3BD
oklch(88.5% 0.044 59.4)
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Step 300
300
#E7B58E
oklch(80.9% 0.078 59.3)
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Step 400
400
#DA8C49
oklch(70.8% 0.126 59.2)
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Step 500
500
#CA6F00
oklch(63.2% 0.15 59.1)
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Step 600
600
#AA5C00
oklch(55.5% 0.132 58.7)
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Step 700
700
#904D00
oklch(49.1% 0.117 58.7)
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Step 800
800
#763E00
oklch(42.5% 0.101 58.7)
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Step 900
900
#633300
oklch(37.6% 0.089 58.6)
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Step 950
950 (this color)
#401F00
oklch(28% 0.066 58.8)
#401F00 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) | #292300 | 0.050 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #312A00 | 0.044 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #471719 | 0.046 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #272727 | 0.067 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #401F00
#401F00
oklch(28% 0.066 58.8)
- #002C44
#002C44
oklch(27.9% 0.063 239.2)
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 #401F00, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Chocolate Brown #411900 ΔE 0.016
- Dark Brown #341C02 ΔE 0.029
- Mahogany #4A0100 ΔE 0.061
- Deep Brown #410200 ΔE 0.063
- Pakistan Green #283618 ΔE 0.077
- Jet #212529 ΔE 0.078
- Dark Maroon #3C0008 ΔE 0.078
- Dark #1B2431 ΔE 0.096
Use #401F00 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.