What color is #402A29?

#402A29 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402A29?

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

What is the complementary color of #402A29?

The complementary color is #293F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402A29 color

#402A29 rgb(64, 42, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #402A29 is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 3°, with 22% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 36% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#402A29 color codes

HEX	`#402A29`
RGB	`rgb(64, 42, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 16.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 22%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 36%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 36%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.66, 10.09, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.66, 11.16, 25.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.343, 2.906, 2.482)`
Decimal	`4205097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402A29, 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 #402A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #402A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402a29; }
.text { color: #402a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 42 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402a29, #403529); }

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Questions

What color is #402A29?: #402A29 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402A29?: The RGB value is 64, 42, 41: 64 red, 42 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402A29?: The complementary color is #293F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.