What color is #402D1D?

#402D1D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402D1D?

The RGB value is 64, 45, 29: 64 red, 45 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402D1D?

The complementary color is #1D3040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402D1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402D1D color

#402D1D rgb(64, 45, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #402D1D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 17.6% green and 11.4% blue (64, 45, 29).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 55% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#402D1D color codes

HEX	`#402D1D`
RGB	`rgb(64, 45, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 17.6%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 55%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 55%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.27, 6.38, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.27, 15.16, 65.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.275, 3.056, 1.579)`
Decimal	`4205853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402D1D, 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 #402D1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402D1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #402D1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402d1d; }
.text { color: #402d1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402d1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 45 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402d1d, #403f1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #402D1D?: #402D1D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402D1D?: The RGB value is 64, 45, 29: 64 red, 45 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402D1D?: The complementary color is #1D3040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402D1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.