What color is #40002A?

#40002A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Dark Sanctuary. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40002A?

The RGB value is 64, 0, 42: 64 red, 0 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40002A?

The complementary color is #004016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40002A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40002A color

#40002A rgb(64, 0, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #40002A is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 0% green and 16.5% blue (64, 0, 42).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sanctuary (#3F012C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#40002A color codes

HEX	`#40002A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 0, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 0%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 34%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.97, 33.07, -8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.97, 34.21, 345.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.532, 1.257, 2.299)`
Decimal	`4194346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40002A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #40002A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40002A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #40002A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40002a; }
.text { color: #40002a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40002a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 0 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40002a, #40000a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #40002A?: #40002A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Dark Sanctuary. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40002A?: The RGB value is 64, 0, 42: 64 red, 0 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40002A?: The complementary color is #004016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40002A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.