What color is #403C25?

#403C25 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 #403C25?

The RGB value is 64, 60, 37: 64 red, 60 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403C25?

The complementary color is #252940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403C25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403C25 color

#403C25 rgb(64, 60, 37)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #403C25 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.5% green and 14.5% blue (64, 60, 37).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 42% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#403C25 color codes

HEX	`#403C25`
RGB	`rgb(64, 60, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 42%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 42%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.12, -2.41, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.12, 15.05, 99.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.064, 4.455, 2.396)`
Decimal	`4209701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403C25, 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 #403C25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403C25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #403C25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403c25; }
.text { color: #403c25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403c25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 60 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403c25, #374025); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #403C25?: #403C25 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 #403C25?: The RGB value is 64, 60, 37: 64 red, 60 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403C25?: The complementary color is #252940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403C25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.