What color is #403914?

#403914 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 #403914?

The RGB value is 64, 57, 20: 64 red, 57 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403914?

The complementary color is #141B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403914 color

#403914 rgb(64, 57, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #403914 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22.4% green and 7.8% blue (64, 57, 20).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 52% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 69% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#403914 color codes

HEX	`#403914`
RGB	`rgb(64, 57, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 52%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 69%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 69%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.89, -2.43, 23.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.89, 23.77, 95.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.704, 4.067, 1.252)`
Decimal	`4208916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403914, 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 #403914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #403914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403914; }
.text { color: #403914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 57 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403914, #314014); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #403914?: #403914 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 #403914?: The RGB value is 64, 57, 20: 64 red, 57 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403914?: The complementary color is #141B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.