What color is #402C1F?

#402C1F 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 #402C1F?

The RGB value is 64, 44, 31: 64 red, 44 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402C1F?

The complementary color is #1F3340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402C1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402C1F color

#402C1F rgb(64, 44, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #402C1F is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 17.3% green and 12.2% blue (64, 44, 31).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 52% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#402C1F color codes

HEX	`#402C1F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 44, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 17.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 52%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 52%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.01, 7.3, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.01, 14.11, 58.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.263, 2.991, 1.701)`
Decimal	`4205599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402C1F, 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 #402C1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402C1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #402C1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402c1f; }
.text { color: #402c1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402c1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 44 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402c1f, #403d1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #402C1F?: #402C1F 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 #402C1F?: The RGB value is 64, 44, 31: 64 red, 44 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402C1F?: The complementary color is #1F3340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402C1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.