What color is #402E1C?

#402E1C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402E1C?

The RGB value is 64, 46, 28: 64 red, 46 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402E1C?

The complementary color is #1C2E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402E1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402E1C color

#402E1C rgb(64, 46, 28)

Shades of brown

The hex color #402E1C is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 18% green and 11% blue (64, 46, 28).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 39% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 56% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#402E1C color codes

HEX	`#402E1C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 46, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 18%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 39%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 56%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 56%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.55, 5.59, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.55, 15.8, 69.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.301, 3.128, 1.528)`
Decimal	`4206108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402E1C, 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 #402E1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402E1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #402E1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402e1c; }
.text { color: #402e1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402e1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 46 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402e1c, #40401c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #402E1C?: #402E1C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402E1C?: The RGB value is 64, 46, 28: 64 red, 46 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402E1C?: The complementary color is #1C2E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402E1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.