What color is #402335?

#402335 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402335?

The RGB value is 64, 35, 53: 64 red, 35 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402335?

The complementary color is #23402E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402335?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402335 color

#402335 rgb(64, 35, 53)

Shades of purple

The hex color #402335 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 13.7% green and 20.8% blue (64, 35, 53).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 29% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 17% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#402335 color codes

HEX	`#402335`
RGB	`rgb(64, 35, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 13.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 29%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 45%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 17%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.14, 16.91, -5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.14, 17.88, 341.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.358, 2.549, 3.683)`
Decimal	`4203317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402335, 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 #402335	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402335 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #402335 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402335; }
.text { color: #402335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402335; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 35 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402335, #402327); }

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Questions

What color is #402335?: #402335 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402335?: The RGB value is 64, 35, 53: 64 red, 35 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402335?: The complementary color is #23402E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402335?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.