What color is #403800?

#403800 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403800?

The RGB value is 64, 56, 0: 64 red, 56 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403800?

The complementary color is #000840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403800?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403800 color

#403800 rgb(64, 56, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #403800 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22% green and 0% blue (64, 56, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 100% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#403800 color codes

HEX	`#403800`
RGB	`rgb(64, 56, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 100%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.4, -3.03, 32.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.4, 32.33, 95.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.529, 3.919, 0.57)`
Decimal	`4208640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403800, 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 #403800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #403800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403800; }
.text { color: #403800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 56 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403800, #284000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #403800?: #403800 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403800?: The RGB value is 64, 56, 0: 64 red, 56 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403800?: The complementary color is #000840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403800?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.