What color is #403D1D?

#403D1D 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 #403D1D?

The RGB value is 64, 61, 29: 64 red, 61 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403D1D?

The complementary color is #1D2040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403D1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403D1D color

#403D1D rgb(64, 61, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #403D1D is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.9% green and 11.4% blue (64, 61, 29).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 55% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#403D1D color codes

HEX	`#403D1D`
RGB	`rgb(64, 61, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 55%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 55%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.31, -4.07, 20.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.31, 20.47, 101.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.005, 4.516, 1.823)`
Decimal	`4209949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403D1D, 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 #403D1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403D1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #403D1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403d1d; }
.text { color: #403d1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403d1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 61 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403d1d, #32401d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #403D1D?: #403D1D 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 #403D1D?: The RGB value is 64, 61, 29: 64 red, 61 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403D1D?: The complementary color is #1D2040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403D1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.