What color is #40432F?

#40432F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40432F?

The RGB value is 64, 67, 47: 64 red, 67 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40432F?

The complementary color is #322F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40432F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40432F color

#40432F rgb(64, 67, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40432F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 26.3% green and 18.4% blue (64, 67, 47).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#40432F color codes

HEX	`#40432F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 67, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 26.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 30%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.6, -5.26, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.6, 12.89, 114.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.635, 5.31, 3.469)`
Decimal	`4211503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40432F, 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 #40432F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40432F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #40432F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40432f; }
.text { color: #40432f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40432f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 67 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40432f, #36432f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #40432F?: #40432F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40432F?: The RGB value is 64, 67, 47: 64 red, 67 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40432F?: The complementary color is #322F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40432F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.