What color is #402C2F?

#402C2F 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 #402C2F?

The RGB value is 64, 44, 47: 64 red, 44 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402C2F?

The complementary color is #2C403D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402C2F?

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.

#402C2F color

#402C2F rgb(64, 44, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #402C2F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 17.3% green and 18.4% blue (64, 44, 47).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 19% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 27% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#402C2F color codes

HEX	`#402C2F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 44, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 17.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 19%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 31%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 27%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.43, 9.78, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.43, 9.93, 10.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.528, 3.097, 3.101)`
Decimal	`4205615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402C2F, 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 #402C2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402C2F 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 #402C2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402c2f; }
.text { color: #402c2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402c2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 44 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402c2f, #40332c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #402C2F?: #402C2F 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 #402C2F?: The RGB value is 64, 44, 47: 64 red, 44 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402C2F?: The complementary color is #2C403D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402C2F?: 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.