What color is #40270F?

#40270F 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 #40270F?

The RGB value is 64, 39, 15: 64 red, 39 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40270F?

The complementary color is #0F2840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40270F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40270F color

#40270F rgb(64, 39, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #40270F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 15.3% green and 5.9% blue (64, 39, 15).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 77% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#40270F color codes

HEX	`#40270F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 39, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 15.3%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 77%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 77%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.26, 9.05, 20.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.26, 22.05, 65.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.926, 2.576, 0.795)`
Decimal	`4204303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40270F, 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 #40270F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40270F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #40270F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40270f; }
.text { color: #40270f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40270f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 39 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40270f, #40400f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #40270F?: #40270F 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 #40270F?: The RGB value is 64, 39, 15: 64 red, 39 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40270F?: The complementary color is #0F2840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40270F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.