What color is #402A25?

#402A25 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402A25?

The RGB value is 64, 42, 37: 64 red, 42 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402A25?

The complementary color is #253B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402A25 color

#402A25 rgb(64, 42, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #402A25 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.5% green and 14.5% blue (64, 42, 37).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 42% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#402A25 color codes

HEX	`#402A25`
RGB	`rgb(64, 42, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 16.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 42%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.56, 9.47, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.56, 12.01, 37.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.276, 2.88, 2.133)`
Decimal	`4205093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402A25, 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 #402A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #402A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402a25; }
.text { color: #402a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 42 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402a25, #403725); }

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Questions

What color is #402A25?: #402A25 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402A25?: The RGB value is 64, 42, 37: 64 red, 42 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402A25?: The complementary color is #253B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.