What color is #40281B?

#40281B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40281B?

The RGB value is 64, 40, 27: 64 red, 40 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40281B?

The complementary color is #1B3340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40281B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40281B color

#40281B rgb(64, 40, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #40281B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 15.7% green and 10.6% blue (64, 40, 27).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 41% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 58% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#40281B color codes

HEX	`#40281B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 40, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 15.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 41%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 58%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 58%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.74, 9.5, 13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.74, 16.2, 54.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.071, 2.687, 1.394)`
Decimal	`4204571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40281B, 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 #40281B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40281B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #40281B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40281b; }
.text { color: #40281b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40281b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 40 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40281b, #403b1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #40281B?: #40281B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40281B?: The RGB value is 64, 40, 27: 64 red, 40 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40281B?: The complementary color is #1B3340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40281B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.