What color is #402231?

#402231 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 #402231?

The RGB value is 64, 34, 49: 64 red, 34 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402231?

The complementary color is #224031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402231 color

#402231 rgb(64, 34, 49)

Shades of red

The hex color #402231 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 13.3% green and 19.2% blue (64, 34, 49).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 23% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#402231 color codes

HEX	`#402231`
RGB	`rgb(64, 34, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 13.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 47%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 23%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.72, 16.8, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.72, 17.19, 347.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.241, 2.456, 3.208)`
Decimal	`4203057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402231, 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 #402231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #402231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402231; }
.text { color: #402231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 34 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402231, #402222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #402231?: #402231 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 #402231?: The RGB value is 64, 34, 49: 64 red, 34 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402231?: The complementary color is #224031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.