What color is #402E27?

#402E27 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402E27?

The RGB value is 64, 46, 39: 64 red, 46 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402E27?

The complementary color is #273940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402E27 color

#402E27 rgb(64, 46, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #402E27 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 18% green and 15.3% blue (64, 46, 39).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 39% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#402E27 color codes

HEX	`#402E27`
RGB	`rgb(64, 46, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 18%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 39%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 39%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.79, 7.09, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.79, 10.49, 47.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.458, 3.191, 2.353)`
Decimal	`4206119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402E27, 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 #402E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #402E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402e27; }
.text { color: #402e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 46 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402e27, #403b27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #402E27?: #402E27 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402E27?: The RGB value is 64, 46, 39: 64 red, 46 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402E27?: The complementary color is #273940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.