What color is #403B25?

#403B25 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403B25?

The RGB value is 64, 59, 37: 64 red, 59 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403B25?

The complementary color is #252A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403B25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403B25 color

#403B25 rgb(64, 59, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #403B25 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.1% green and 14.5% blue (64, 59, 37).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#403B25 color codes

HEX	`#403B25`
RGB	`rgb(64, 59, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.8, -1.77, 14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.8, 14.55, 97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.012, 4.352, 2.378)`
Decimal	`4209445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403B25, 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 #403B25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403B25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #403B25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403b25; }
.text { color: #403b25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403b25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 59 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403b25, #374025); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #403B25?: #403B25 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403B25?: The RGB value is 64, 59, 37: 64 red, 59 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403B25?: The complementary color is #252A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403B25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.