What color is #402D33?

#402D33 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402D33?

The RGB value is 64, 45, 51: 64 red, 45 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402D33?

The complementary color is #2D403A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402D33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402D33 color

#402D33 rgb(64, 45, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #402D33 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 17.6% green and 20% blue (64, 45, 51).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 20% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#402D33 color codes

HEX	`#402D33`
RGB	`rgb(64, 45, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 17.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 30%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 20%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.85, 9.86, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.85, 9.86, 357.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.65, 3.206, 3.558)`
Decimal	`4205875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402D33, 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 #402D33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402D33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #402D33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402d33; }
.text { color: #402d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402d33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 45 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402d33, #40312d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #402D33?: #402D33 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402D33?: The RGB value is 64, 45, 51: 64 red, 45 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402D33?: The complementary color is #2D403A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402D33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.