What color is #402E35?

#402E35 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402E35?

The RGB value is 64, 46, 53: 64 red, 46 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402E35?

The complementary color is #2E4039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402E35 color

#402E35 rgb(64, 46, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #402E35 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 18% green and 20.8% blue (64, 46, 53).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 16% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 17% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#402E35 color codes

HEX	`#402E35`
RGB	`rgb(64, 46, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 18%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 16%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 28%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 17%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.21, 9.58, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.21, 9.66, 352.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.734, 3.301, 3.808)`
Decimal	`4206133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402E35, 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 #402E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #402E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402e35; }
.text { color: #402e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 46 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402e35, #40302e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #402E35?: #402E35 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402E35?: The RGB value is 64, 46, 53: 64 red, 46 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402E35?: The complementary color is #2E4039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.