What color is #402A1E?

#402A1E 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 #402A1E?

The RGB value is 64, 42, 30: 64 red, 42 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402A1E?

The complementary color is #1E3440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402A1E?

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.

#402A1E color

#402A1E rgb(64, 42, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #402A1E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.5% green and 11.8% blue (64, 42, 30).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 36% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 53% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#402A1E color codes

HEX	`#402A1E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 42, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 16.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 36%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 53%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 53%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.39, 8.51, 11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.39, 14.66, 54.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.177, 2.84, 1.609)`
Decimal	`4205086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402A1E, 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 #402A1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402A1E 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 #402A1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402a1e; }
.text { color: #402a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402a1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 42 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402a1e, #403b1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #402A1E?: #402A1E 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 #402A1E?: The RGB value is 64, 42, 30: 64 red, 42 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402A1E?: The complementary color is #1E3440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402A1E?: 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.