What color is #403B2E?

#403B2E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403B2E?

The RGB value is 64, 59, 46: 64 red, 59 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403B2E?

The complementary color is #2E3340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403B2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403B2E color

#403B2E rgb(64, 59, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403B2E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.1% green and 18% blue (64, 59, 46).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 16% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 28% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#403B2E color codes

HEX	`#403B2E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 59, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 16%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 28%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 28%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25, -0.35, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25, 8.87, 92.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.171, 4.415, 3.217)`
Decimal	`4209454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403B2E, 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 #403B2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403B2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #403B2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403b2e; }
.text { color: #403b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403b2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 59 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403b2e, #3c402e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #403B2E?: #403B2E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403B2E?: The RGB value is 64, 59, 46: 64 red, 59 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403B2E?: The complementary color is #2E3340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403B2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.