What color is #402F27?

#402F27 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 #402F27?

The RGB value is 64, 47, 39: 64 red, 47 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402F27?

The complementary color is #273840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402F27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402F27 color

#402F27 rgb(64, 47, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #402F27 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 18.4% green and 15.3% blue (64, 47, 39).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 39% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#402F27 color codes

HEX	`#402F27`
RGB	`rgb(64, 47, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 18.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 39%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 39%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.09, 6.42, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.09, 10.37, 51.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.497, 3.27, 2.366)`
Decimal	`4206375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402F27, 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 #402F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #402F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402f27; }
.text { color: #402f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 47 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402f27, #403c27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #402F27?: #402F27 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 #402F27?: The RGB value is 64, 47, 39: 64 red, 47 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402F27?: The complementary color is #273840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402F27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.