What color is #40292A?

#40292A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40292A?

The RGB value is 64, 41, 42: 64 red, 41 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40292A?

The complementary color is #29403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40292A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40292A color

#40292A rgb(64, 41, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #40292A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.1% green and 16.5% blue (64, 41, 42).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 22% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#40292A color codes

HEX	`#40292A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 41, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 16.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 22%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 36%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 34%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.4, 10.92, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.4, 11.54, 18.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.325, 2.843, 2.564)`
Decimal	`4204842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40292A, 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 #40292A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40292A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #40292A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40292a; }
.text { color: #40292a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40292a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 41 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40292a, #403429); }

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Questions

What color is #40292A?: #40292A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40292A?: The RGB value is 64, 41, 42: 64 red, 41 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40292A?: The complementary color is #29403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40292A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.