What color is #40252A?

#40252A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40252A?

The RGB value is 64, 37, 42: 64 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40252A?

The complementary color is #25403B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40252A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40252A color

#40252A rgb(64, 37, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #40252A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 14.5% green and 16.5% blue (64, 37, 42).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#40252A color codes

HEX	`#40252A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 37, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 14.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 34%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.28, 13.59, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.28, 13.76, 8.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.194, 2.581, 2.52)`
Decimal	`4203818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40252A, 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 #40252A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40252A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	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 #40252A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40252a; }
.text { color: #40252a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40252a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 37 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40252a, #402e25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #40252A?: #40252A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40252A?: The RGB value is 64, 37, 42: 64 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40252A?: The complementary color is #25403B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40252A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.