What color is #402E2A?

#402E2A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402E2A?

The RGB value is 64, 46, 42: 64 red, 46 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402E2A?

The complementary color is #2A3C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402E2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402E2A color

#402E2A rgb(64, 46, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #402E2A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 18% green and 16.5% blue (64, 46, 42).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 21% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#402E2A color codes

HEX	`#402E2A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 46, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 18%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 21%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 34%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.87, 7.57, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.87, 9.53, 37.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.509, 3.211, 2.625)`
Decimal	`4206122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402E2A, 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 #402E2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402E2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #402E2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402e2a; }
.text { color: #402e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402e2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 46 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402e2a, #40392a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #402E2A?: #402E2A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402E2A?: The RGB value is 64, 46, 42: 64 red, 46 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402E2A?: The complementary color is #2A3C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402E2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.