What color is #40401C?

#40401C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40401C?

The RGB value is 64, 64, 28: 64 red, 64 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40401C?

The complementary color is #1C1C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40401C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40401C color

#40401C rgb(64, 64, 28)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #40401C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.1% green and 11% blue (64, 64, 28).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 39% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#40401C color codes

HEX	`#40401C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 64, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.1%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 39%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 56%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 56%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.28, -6.05, 21.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.28, 22.64, 105.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.157, 4.841, 1.814)`
Decimal	`4210716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40401C, 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 #40401C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40401C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #40401C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40401c; }
.text { color: #40401c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40401c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 64 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40401c, #2e401c); }

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Questions

What color is #40401C?: #40401C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40401C?: The RGB value is 64, 64, 28: 64 red, 64 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40401C?: The complementary color is #1C1C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40401C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.