What color is #402410?

#402410 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 #402410?

The RGB value is 64, 36, 16: 64 red, 36 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402410?

The complementary color is #102C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402410?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402410 color

#402410 rgb(64, 36, 16)

Shades of brown

The hex color #402410 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 14.1% green and 6.3% blue (64, 36, 16).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 75% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#402410 color codes

HEX	`#402410`
RGB	`rgb(64, 36, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 14.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 75%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 75%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.41, 11.12, 18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.41, 21.63, 59.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.839, 2.389, 0.802)`
Decimal	`4203536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402410, 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 #402410	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402410 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #402410 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402410; }
.text { color: #402410; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402410; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 36 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402410, #403c10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #402410?: #402410 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 #402410?: The RGB value is 64, 36, 16: 64 red, 36 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402410?: The complementary color is #102C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402410?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.