What color is #403B32?

#403B32 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403B32?

The RGB value is 64, 59, 50: 64 red, 59 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403B32?

The complementary color is #323740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403B32 color

#403B32 rgb(64, 59, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403B32 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.1% green and 19.6% blue (64, 59, 50).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 12% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#403B32 color codes

HEX	`#403B32`
RGB	`rgb(64, 59, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 12%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 22%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.1, 0.36, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.1, 6.38, 86.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.254, 4.448, 3.652)`
Decimal	`4209458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403B32, 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 #403B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #403B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403b32; }
.text { color: #403b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 59 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403b32, #3e4032); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #403B32?: #403B32 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403B32?: The RGB value is 64, 59, 50: 64 red, 59 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403B32?: The complementary color is #323740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.