What color is #403D34?

#403D34 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403D34?

The RGB value is 64, 61, 52: 64 red, 61 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403D34?

The complementary color is #343740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403D34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403D34 color

#403D34 rgb(64, 61, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403D34 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.9% green and 20.4% blue (64, 61, 52).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 10% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#403D34 color codes

HEX	`#403D34`
RGB	`rgb(64, 61, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 10%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 19%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.79, -0.56, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.79, 6.04, 95.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.403, 4.675, 3.919)`
Decimal	`4209972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403D34, 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 #403D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #403D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403d34; }
.text { color: #403d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 61 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403d34, #3d4034); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #403D34?: #403D34 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403D34?: The RGB value is 64, 61, 52: 64 red, 61 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403D34?: The complementary color is #343740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403D34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.