What color is #403132?

#403132 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403132?

The RGB value is 64, 49, 50: 64 red, 49 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403132?

The complementary color is #31403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403132?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403132 color

#403132 rgb(64, 49, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403132 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 19.2% green and 19.6% blue (64, 49, 50).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Black Coffee (#3B2F2F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#403132 color codes

HEX	`#403132`
RGB	`rgb(64, 49, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 19.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 23%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.01, 6.98, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.01, 7.25, 15.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.788, 3.517, 3.496)`
Decimal	`4206898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403132, 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 #403132	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403132 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #403132 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403132; }
.text { color: #403132; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403132; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 49 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403132, #403731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #403132?: #403132 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403132?: The RGB value is 64, 49, 50: 64 red, 49 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403132?: The complementary color is #31403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403132?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.