What color is #402F37?

#402F37 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402F37?

The RGB value is 64, 47, 55: 64 red, 47 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402F37?

The complementary color is #2F4038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402F37 color

#402F37 rgb(64, 47, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #402F37 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 18.4% green and 21.6% blue (64, 47, 55).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 14% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#402F37 color codes

HEX	`#402F37`
RGB	`rgb(64, 47, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 18.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 27%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 14%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.58, 9.31, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.58, 9.54, 347.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.82, 3.399, 4.069)`
Decimal	`4206391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402F37, 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 #402F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #402F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402f37; }
.text { color: #402f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 47 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402f37, #40302f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #402F37?: #402F37 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402F37?: The RGB value is 64, 47, 55: 64 red, 47 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402F37?: The complementary color is #2F4038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.