What color is #40390B?

#40390B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40390B?

The RGB value is 64, 57, 11: 64 red, 57 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40390B?

The complementary color is #0B1240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40390B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40390B color

#40390B rgb(64, 57, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #40390B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22.4% green and 4.3% blue (64, 57, 11).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 71% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 83% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#40390B color codes

HEX	`#40390B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 57, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22.4%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 71%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 83%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 83%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.81, -3.07, 28.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.81, 28.27, 96.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.638, 4.041, 0.905)`
Decimal	`4208907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40390B, 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 #40390B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40390B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #40390B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40390b; }
.text { color: #40390b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40390b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 57 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40390b, #2c400b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #40390B?: #40390B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40390B?: The RGB value is 64, 57, 11: 64 red, 57 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40390B?: The complementary color is #0B1240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40390B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.