What color is #402409?

#402409 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402409?

The RGB value is 64, 36, 9: 64 red, 36 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402409?

The complementary color is #092540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402409?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402409 color

#402409 rgb(64, 36, 9)

Shades of brown

The hex color #402409 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 14.1% green and 3.5% blue (64, 36, 9).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 75% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 86% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#402409 color codes

HEX	`#402409`
RGB	`rgb(64, 36, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 14.1%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 75%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 86%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 86%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.33, 10.67, 21.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.33, 24.21, 63.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.795, 2.372, 0.569)`
Decimal	`4203529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402409, 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 #402409	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402409 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #402409 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402409; }
.text { color: #402409; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402409; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 36 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402409, #403f09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #402409?: #402409 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402409?: The RGB value is 64, 36, 9: 64 red, 36 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402409?: The complementary color is #092540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402409?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.