What color is #403219?

#403219 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 #403219?

The RGB value is 64, 50, 25: 64 red, 50 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403219?

The complementary color is #192740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403219?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403219 color

#403219 rgb(64, 50, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #403219 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 19.6% green and 9.8% blue (64, 50, 25).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 61% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#403219 color codes

HEX	`#403219`
RGB	`rgb(64, 50, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 19.6%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 61%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 61%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.73, 2.6, 18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.73, 18.35, 81.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.431, 3.442, 1.403)`
Decimal	`4207129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403219, 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 #403219	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403219 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #403219 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403219; }
.text { color: #403219; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403219; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 50 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403219, #3b4019); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #403219?: #403219 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 #403219?: The RGB value is 64, 50, 25: 64 red, 50 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403219?: The complementary color is #192740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403219?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.