What color is #403030?

#403030 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403030?

The RGB value is 64, 48, 48: 64 red, 48 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403030?

The complementary color is #304040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403030?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403030 color

#403030 rgb(64, 48, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403030 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 18.8% green and 18.8% blue (64, 48, 48).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#403030 color codes

HEX	`#403030`
RGB	`rgb(64, 48, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 18.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 25%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.64, 7.27, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.64, 7.79, 21.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.705, 3.417, 3.26)`
Decimal	`4206640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403030, 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 #403030	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403030 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #403030 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403030; }
.text { color: #403030; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403030; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 48 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403030, #403830); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #403030?: #403030 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403030?: The RGB value is 64, 48, 48: 64 red, 48 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403030?: The complementary color is #304040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403030?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.