What color is #402937?

#402937 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 #402937?

The RGB value is 64, 41, 55: 64 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402937?

The complementary color is #294032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402937 color

#402937 rgb(64, 41, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #402937 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.1% green and 21.6% blue (64, 41, 55).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 22% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 14% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#402937 color codes

HEX	`#402937`
RGB	`rgb(64, 41, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 16.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 22%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 36%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 14%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.85, 13.34, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.85, 14.13, 340.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.597, 2.952, 3.994)`
Decimal	`4204855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402937, 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 #402937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #402937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402937; }
.text { color: #402937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 41 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402937, #40292b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #402937?: #402937 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 #402937?: The RGB value is 64, 41, 55: 64 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402937?: The complementary color is #294032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.