What color is #402B21?

#402B21 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 #402B21?

The RGB value is 64, 43, 33: 64 red, 43 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402B21?

The complementary color is #213640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402B21 color

#402B21 rgb(64, 43, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #402B21 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.9% green and 12.9% blue (64, 43, 33).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 32% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 48% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#402B21 color codes

HEX	`#402B21`
RGB	`rgb(64, 43, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 16.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 32%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 48%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.75, 8.23, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.75, 13.25, 51.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.253, 2.928, 1.832)`
Decimal	`4205345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402B21, 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 #402B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	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 #402B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402b21; }
.text { color: #402b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 43 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402b21, #403b21); }

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Questions

What color is #402B21?: #402B21 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 #402B21?: The RGB value is 64, 43, 33: 64 red, 43 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402B21?: The complementary color is #213640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.