What color is #402F38?

#402F38 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 #402F38?

The RGB value is 64, 47, 56: 64 red, 47 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402F38?

The complementary color is #2F4037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402F38 color

#402F38 rgb(64, 47, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #402F38 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 18.4% green and 22% blue (64, 47, 56).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 13% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#402F38 color codes

HEX	`#402F38`
RGB	`rgb(64, 47, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 18.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 27%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 13%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.61, 9.52, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.61, 9.9, 344.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.845, 3.409, 4.196)`
Decimal	`4206392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402F38, 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 #402F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #402F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402f38; }
.text { color: #402f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 47 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402f38, #402f30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #402F38?: #402F38 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 #402F38?: The RGB value is 64, 47, 56: 64 red, 47 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402F38?: The complementary color is #2F4037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.