What color is #403938?

#403938 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403938?

The RGB value is 64, 57, 56: 64 red, 57 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403938?

The complementary color is #383F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403938 color

#403938 rgb(64, 57, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403938 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22.4% green and 22% blue (64, 57, 56).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 7% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Eclipse (#3F3939), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#403938 color codes

HEX	`#403938`
RGB	`rgb(64, 57, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 7%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 13%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.65, 2.85, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.65, 3.33, 31.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.291, 4.302, 4.345)`
Decimal	`4208952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403938, 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 #403938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #403938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403938; }
.text { color: #403938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 57 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403938, #403d38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #403938?: #403938 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403938?: The RGB value is 64, 57, 56: 64 red, 57 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403938?: The complementary color is #383F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.