What color is #402E0F?

#402E0F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402E0F?

The RGB value is 64, 46, 15: 64 red, 46 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402E0F?

The complementary color is #0F2140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402E0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402E0F color

#402E0F rgb(64, 46, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #402E0F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 18% green and 5.9% blue (64, 46, 15).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 77% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#402E0F color codes

HEX	`#402E0F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 46, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 18%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 77%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 77%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.36, 4.37, 22.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.36, 22.95, 79.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.178, 3.079, 0.879)`
Decimal	`4206095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402E0F, 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 #402E0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402E0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	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 #402E0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402e0f; }
.text { color: #402e0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402e0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 46 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402e0f, #39400f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #402E0F?: #402E0F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402E0F?: The RGB value is 64, 46, 15: 64 red, 46 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402E0F?: The complementary color is #0F2140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402E0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.