What color is #403C35?

#403C35 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 #403C35?

The RGB value is 64, 60, 53: 64 red, 60 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403C35?

The complementary color is #353940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403C35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403C35 color

#403C35 rgb(64, 60, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403C35 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.5% green and 20.8% blue (64, 60, 53).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#403C35 color codes

HEX	`#403C35`
RGB	`rgb(64, 60, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 17%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.5, 0.28, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.5, 4.96, 86.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.373, 4.579, 4.021)`
Decimal	`4209717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403C35, 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 #403C35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403C35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #403C35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403c35; }
.text { color: #403c35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403c35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 60 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403c35, #3e4035); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #403C35?: #403C35 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 #403C35?: The RGB value is 64, 60, 53: 64 red, 60 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403C35?: The complementary color is #353940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403C35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.