What color is #403605?

#403605 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403605?

The RGB value is 64, 54, 5: 64 red, 54 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403605?

The complementary color is #050F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403605?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403605 color

#403605 rgb(64, 54, 5)

Shades of brown

The hex color #403605 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 21.2% green and 2% blue (64, 54, 5).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 86% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 92% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#403605 color codes

HEX	`#403605`
RGB	`rgb(64, 54, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 21.2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 86%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 92%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 92%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.79, -1.47, 29.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.79, 29.56, 92.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.461, 3.739, 0.683)`
Decimal	`4208133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403605, 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 #403605	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403605 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #403605 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403605; }
.text { color: #403605; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403605; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 54 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403605, #2d4005); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #403605?: #403605 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403605?: The RGB value is 64, 54, 5: 64 red, 54 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403605?: The complementary color is #050F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403605?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.