What color is #403117?

#403117 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403117?

The RGB value is 64, 49, 23: 64 red, 49 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403117?

The complementary color is #172640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403117 color

#403117 rgb(64, 49, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #403117 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 19.2% green and 9% blue (64, 49, 23).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 47% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 64% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#403117 color codes

HEX	`#403117`
RGB	`rgb(64, 49, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 19.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 47%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 64%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 64%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.39, 3.06, 19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.39, 19.24, 80.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.367, 3.349, 1.279)`
Decimal	`4206871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403117, 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 #403117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #403117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403117; }
.text { color: #403117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 49 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403117, #3b4017); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #403117?: #403117 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403117?: The RGB value is 64, 49, 23: 64 red, 49 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403117?: The complementary color is #172640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.