What color is #403A18?

#403A18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403A18?

The RGB value is 64, 58, 24: 64 red, 58 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403A18?

The complementary color is #181E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403A18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403A18 color

#403A18 rgb(64, 58, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #403A18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22.7% green and 9.4% blue (64, 58, 24).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 45% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 63% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#403A18 color codes

HEX	`#403A18`
RGB	`rgb(64, 58, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 45%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 63%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 63%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.26, -2.7, 21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.26, 21.95, 97.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.792, 4.182, 1.471)`
Decimal	`4209176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403A18, 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 #403A18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403A18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #403A18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403a18; }
.text { color: #403a18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403a18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 58 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403a18, #324018); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #403A18?: #403A18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403A18?: The RGB value is 64, 58, 24: 64 red, 58 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403A18?: The complementary color is #181E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403A18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.