What color is #40252E?

#40252E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40252E?

The RGB value is 64, 37, 46: 64 red, 37 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40252E?

The complementary color is #254037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40252E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40252E color

#40252E rgb(64, 37, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #40252E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 14.5% green and 18% blue (64, 37, 46).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 28% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#40252E color codes

HEX	`#40252E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 37, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 14.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 28%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.41, 14.28, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.41, 14.29, 357.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.269, 2.611, 2.916)`
Decimal	`4203822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40252E, 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 #40252E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40252E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	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 #40252E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40252e; }
.text { color: #40252e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40252e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 37 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40252e, #402a25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #40252E?: #40252E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40252E?: The RGB value is 64, 37, 46: 64 red, 37 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40252E?: The complementary color is #254037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40252E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.