What color is #403C1E?

#403C1E 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 #403C1E?

The RGB value is 64, 60, 30: 64 red, 60 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403C1E?

The complementary color is #1E2240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403C1E?

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.

#403C1E color

#403C1E rgb(64, 60, 30)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #403C1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.5% green and 11.8% blue (64, 60, 30).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 36% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 53% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#403C1E color codes

HEX	`#403C1E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 60, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 36%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 53%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 53%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25, -3.32, 19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25, 19.36, 99.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.965, 4.416, 1.871)`
Decimal	`4209694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403C1E, 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 #403C1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403C1E 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 #403C1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403c1e; }
.text { color: #403c1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403c1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 60 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403c1e, #33401e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #403C1E?: #403C1E 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 #403C1E?: The RGB value is 64, 60, 30: 64 red, 60 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403C1E?: The complementary color is #1E2240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403C1E?: 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.