What color is #40090A?

#40090A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40090A?

The RGB value is 64, 9, 10: 64 red, 9 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40090A?

The complementary color is #09403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40090A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40090A color

#40090A rgb(64, 9, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #40090A is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.5% green and 3.9% blue (64, 9, 10).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 75% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 84% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.65:1).

#40090A color codes

HEX	`#40090A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 9, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 3.5%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 75%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 86%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 84%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.33, 26.13, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.33, 29.42, 27.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.267, 1.308, 0.42)`
Decimal	`4196618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40090A, 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 #40090A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40090A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #40090A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40090a; }
.text { color: #40090a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40090a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 9 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40090a, #402409); }

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Questions

What color is #40090A?: #40090A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40090A?: The RGB value is 64, 9, 10: 64 red, 9 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40090A?: The complementary color is #09403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40090A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.