What color is #40202B?

#40202B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40202B?

The RGB value is 64, 32, 43: 64 red, 32 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40202B?

The complementary color is #204035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40202B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40202B color

#40202B rgb(64, 32, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #40202B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 12.5% green and 16.9% blue (64, 32, 43).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 33% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#40202B color codes

HEX	`#40202B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 32, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 12.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 50%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 33%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.98, 17.04, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.98, 17.04, 358.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.067, 2.298, 2.567)`
Decimal	`4202539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40202B, 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 #40202B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40202B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #40202B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40202b; }
.text { color: #40202b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40202b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 32 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40202b, #402520); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #40202B?: #40202B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40202B?: The RGB value is 64, 32, 43: 64 red, 32 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40202B?: The complementary color is #204035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40202B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.