What color is #403913?

#403913 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403913?

The RGB value is 64, 57, 19: 64 red, 57 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403913?

The complementary color is #131A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403913?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403913 color

#403913 rgb(64, 57, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #403913 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22.4% green and 7.5% blue (64, 57, 19).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 54% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 70% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#403913 color codes

HEX	`#403913`
RGB	`rgb(64, 57, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 54%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 70%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 70%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.88, -2.51, 24.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.88, 24.31, 95.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.695, 4.063, 1.206)`
Decimal	`4208915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403913, 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 #403913	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403913 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #403913 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403913; }
.text { color: #403913; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403913; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 57 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403913, #304013); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #403913?: #403913 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403913?: The RGB value is 64, 57, 19: 64 red, 57 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403913?: The complementary color is #131A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403913?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.