What color is #402B37?

#402B37 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402B37?

The RGB value is 64, 43, 55: 64 red, 43 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402B37?

The complementary color is #2B4034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402B37 color

#402B37 rgb(64, 43, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #402B37 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.9% green and 21.6% blue (64, 43, 55).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 14% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#402B37 color codes

HEX	`#402B37`
RGB	`rgb(64, 43, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 16.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 33%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 14%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.42, 12, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.42, 12.59, 342.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.668, 3.094, 4.018)`
Decimal	`4205367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402B37, 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 #402B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #402B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402b37; }
.text { color: #402b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 43 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402b37, #402b2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #402B37?: #402B37 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402B37?: The RGB value is 64, 43, 55: 64 red, 43 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402B37?: The complementary color is #2B4034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.