What color is #40313A?

#40313A 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 #40313A?

The RGB value is 64, 49, 58: 64 red, 49 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40313A?

The complementary color is #314037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40313A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40313A color

#40313A rgb(64, 49, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40313A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 19.2% green and 22.7% blue (64, 49, 58).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 13% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#40313A color codes

HEX	`#40313A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 49, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 19.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 13%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 23%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.27, 8.6, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.27, 9.13, 340.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.976, 3.592, 4.486)`
Decimal	`4206906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40313A, 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 #40313A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40313A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #40313A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40313a; }
.text { color: #40313a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40313a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 49 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40313a, #403132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #40313A?: #40313A 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 #40313A?: The RGB value is 64, 49, 58: 64 red, 49 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40313A?: The complementary color is #314037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40313A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.