What color is #40342F?

#40342F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Six Feet Under. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40342F?

The RGB value is 64, 52, 47: 64 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40342F?

The complementary color is #2F3B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40342F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40342F color

#40342F rgb(64, 52, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40342F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 20.4% green and 18.4% blue (64, 52, 47).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Six Feet Under (#3D322E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#40342F color codes

HEX	`#40342F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 52, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 20.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 27%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 27%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.83, 4.42, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.83, 6.8, 49.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.855, 3.751, 3.21)`
Decimal	`4207663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40342F, 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 #40342F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40342F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #40342F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40342f; }
.text { color: #40342f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40342f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 52 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40342f, #403d2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #40342F?: #40342F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Six Feet Under. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40342F?: The RGB value is 64, 52, 47: 64 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40342F?: The complementary color is #2F3B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40342F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.