Very Dark Brown #1D0200

About this color

#1D0200 is a very dark, muted red. In OKLCH its lightness is 15%, its chroma 0.054 and its hue 34°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Very Dark Brown. White text reads best on it, at 19.79:1.

Colors that go with Very Dark Brown

Matches found by rotating Very Dark Brown around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.

Color palettes with Very Dark Brown

Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Very Dark Brown, closest first.

• Paprika Rack
• Cumin Rack
• Turmeric Pantry
• Biscotti Cup
• Sunburst Patio
• Pie and Jukebox
• Cellar and Wine
• Biscotti Grind

Similar named colors

The eight named colors closest to Very Dark Brown, with their ΔE distance.

• Almost Black #070D0D ΔE 0.063
• Dark Maroon #3C0008 ΔE 0.084
• Rich Navy #001219 ΔE 0.087
• Deep Brown #410200 ΔE 0.096
• Dark Brown #341C02 ΔE 0.106
• Rich Black #0D1B2A ΔE 0.108
• Very Dark Purple #2A0134 ΔE 0.116
• Mahogany #4A0100 ΔE 0.118

More about Very Dark Brown

• Shades of red
• What red means

How to make Very Dark Brown

A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.

• 1 part black

Recipe result: #141414, a difference of ΔE 0.067 from Very Dark Brown. That is close; add a little more of one paint to match.

What colors make red? | Color mixing chart

Codes for Very Dark Brown in every format

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.

Shades and tints of Very Dark Brown

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.

1. Step 50

   50

   #FBF4F2

   oklch(97.2% 0.008 36.6)

2. Step 100

   100

   #F6E6E2

   oklch(93.7% 0.018 34.3)

3. Step 200

   200

   #F0D1CA

   oklch(88.5% 0.036 32.8)

4. Step 300

   300

   #E7B2A6

   oklch(80.9% 0.065 33)

5. Step 400

   400

   #D88976

   oklch(70.7% 0.101 34.2)

6. Step 500

   500

   #CC6952

   oklch(63.2% 0.131 34.2)

7. Step 600

   600

   #B74E36

   oklch(55.6% 0.142 34.3)

8. Step 700

   700

   #9D3E28

   oklch(49% 0.132 34.4)

9. Step 800

   800

   #803423

   oklch(42.7% 0.11 34.1)

10. Step 900

    900

    #672E21

    oklch(37.6% 0.085 34.1)

11. Step 950

    950 (this color)

    #1D0200

    oklch(15.1% 0.054 34.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

Very Dark Brown 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.