What color is #402936?

#402936 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402936?

The RGB value is 64, 41, 54: 64 red, 41 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402936?

The complementary color is #294033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402936 color

#402936 rgb(64, 41, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #402936 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.1% green and 21.2% blue (64, 41, 54).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 22% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 16% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#402936 color codes

HEX	`#402936`
RGB	`rgb(64, 41, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 16.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 22%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 36%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 16%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.81, 13.14, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.81, 13.73, 343.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.573, 2.942, 3.869)`
Decimal	`4204854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402936, 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 #402936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #402936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402936; }
.text { color: #402936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 41 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402936, #40292a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #402936?: #402936 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402936?: The RGB value is 64, 41, 54: 64 red, 41 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402936?: The complementary color is #294033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.