What color is #40322A?

#40322A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40322A?

The RGB value is 64, 50, 42: 64 red, 50 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40322A?

The complementary color is #2A3840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40322A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40322A color

#40322A rgb(64, 50, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40322A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 19.6% green and 16.5% blue (64, 50, 42).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 21% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rum (#45362B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#40322A color codes

HEX	`#40322A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 50, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 19.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 21%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 34%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.08, 4.89, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.08, 8.94, 56.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.673, 3.539, 2.68)`
Decimal	`4207146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40322A, 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 #40322A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40322A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #40322A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40322a; }
.text { color: #40322a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40322a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 50 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40322a, #403d2a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #40322A?: #40322A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40322A?: The RGB value is 64, 50, 42: 64 red, 50 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40322A?: The complementary color is #2A3840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40322A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.