Colour
#40392F
- #40392F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#40392F is a orange with RGB values 64, 57, 47 and HSL 35°, 15%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#40392F#40392F
HEX#40392F
RGBrgb(64, 57, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.2235, 0.1843
RGB percentages25.1%, 22.4%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(35.3, 15.3%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.3, 26.6%, 25.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 26.6%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,208,943
CSS custom property--colour: #40392F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#BFC6D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2F3640
Analogous#40312F, #3E402F
Triadic#2F4039, #392F40
Split complementary#2F3F40, #312F40
Tetradic#2F4031, #2F3640, #402F3F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G57
B47
Red64 (25.1%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue35.29°
Saturation (HSL)15.32%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 40 · G 39 · B 2F
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