What color is #402436?

#402436 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 #402436?

The RGB value is 64, 36, 54: 64 red, 36 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402436?

The complementary color is #24402E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402436?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402436 color

#402436 rgb(64, 36, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #402436 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 14.1% green and 21.2% blue (64, 36, 54).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 28% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 16% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#402436 color codes

HEX	`#402436`
RGB	`rgb(64, 36, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 14.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 28%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 44%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 16%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.45, 16.45, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.45, 17.53, 339.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.411, 2.618, 3.815)`
Decimal	`4203574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402436, 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 #402436	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402436 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #402436 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402436; }
.text { color: #402436; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402436; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 36 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402436, #402428); }

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Questions

What color is #402436?: #402436 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 #402436?: The RGB value is 64, 36, 54: 64 red, 36 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402436?: The complementary color is #24402E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402436?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.