What color is #402B1D?

#402B1D 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 #402B1D?

The RGB value is 64, 43, 29: 64 red, 43 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402B1D?

The complementary color is #1D3240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402B1D?

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.

#402B1D color

#402B1D rgb(64, 43, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #402B1D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.9% green and 11.4% blue (64, 43, 29).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 55% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#402B1D color codes

HEX	`#402B1D`
RGB	`rgb(64, 43, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 16.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 55%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 55%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.67, 7.72, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.67, 15.1, 59.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.2, 2.907, 1.555)`
Decimal	`4205341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402B1D, 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 #402B1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402B1D 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 #402B1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402b1d; }
.text { color: #402b1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402b1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 43 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402b1d, #403d1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #402B1D?: #402B1D 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 #402B1D?: The RGB value is 64, 43, 29: 64 red, 43 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402B1D?: The complementary color is #1D3240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402B1D?: 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.