Very Dark Brown is a dark bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Red, and it has low lightness and high saturation. Very Dark Brown is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Very Dark Brown is #1D0200.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Very Dark Brown has 11%% Red, 1% Green, and 0% Blue.
Very Dark Brown has 4° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 11% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Very Dark Brown has 4° Hue, 95% Saturation, and 6% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Very Dark Brown has 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 100% yellow, and 89% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#1D0200 |
|
RGB |
(29, 2, 0) |
(11%, 1%, 0%) |
HSV |
(4°, 100, 11) |
(1%, 100%, 11%) |
HSL |
(4°, 95, 6) |
(1%, 95%, 6%) |
CMYK |
(0, 93, 100, 89) |
(0%, 93%, 100%, 89%) |
The natural luminance of Very Dark Brown is 0%, which is low.
Very Dark Brown has a higher contrast with white than black.
Very Dark Brown and black have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Very Dark Brown and white have a 19.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
0% |
insufficient (1.1) |
AAA (19.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Very Dark Brown paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Red, 89% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
11%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
89%
White
0%
To mix Very Dark Brown paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Magenta, 6% Yellow, 89% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
5%
Yellow
6%
Black
89%
White
0%
Colors similar to Very Dark Brown are: Diesel, Sepia Black, Chocolate, Deep Brown, and Bean. Diesel is more red than Very Dark Brown. Sepia Black is more red and paler than Very Dark Brown. Chocolate is more red and paler than Very Dark Brown. Bean is more orange and paler than Very Dark Brown.