What color is #402B2C?

#402B2C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402B2C?

The RGB value is 64, 43, 44: 64 red, 43 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402B2C?

The complementary color is #2B403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402B2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402B2C color

#402B2C rgb(64, 43, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #402B2C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.9% green and 17.3% blue (64, 43, 44).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 31% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#402B2C color codes

HEX	`#402B2C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 43, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 16.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 33%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 31%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.04, 9.92, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.04, 10.44, 18.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.433, 3, 2.781)`
Decimal	`4205356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402B2C, 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 #402B2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402B2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #402B2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402b2c; }
.text { color: #402b2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402b2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 43 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402b2c, #40352b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #402B2C?: #402B2C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402B2C?: The RGB value is 64, 43, 44: 64 red, 43 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402B2C?: The complementary color is #2B403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402B2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.