What color is #403F36?

#403F36 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403F36?

The RGB value is 64, 63, 54: 64 red, 63 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403F36?

The complementary color is #363740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403F36 color

#403F36 rgb(64, 63, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403F36 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 24.7% green and 21.2% blue (64, 63, 54).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 8% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#403F36 color codes

HEX	`#403F36`
RGB	`rgb(64, 63, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 24.7%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 8%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 16%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.48, -1.46, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.48, 5.87, 104.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.558, 4.911, 4.197)`
Decimal	`4210486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403F36, 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 #403F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #403F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403f36; }
.text { color: #403f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 63 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403f36, #3c4036); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #403F36?: #403F36 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403F36?: The RGB value is 64, 63, 54: 64 red, 63 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403F36?: The complementary color is #363740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.