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#403930 Color

#403930 is rgb(64, 57, 48) in RGB, hsl(34, 14%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 25%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Lava (#483C32), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#403930
HEX#403930
RGBrgb(64, 57, 48)
HSLhsl(34, 14%, 22%)
HSVhsv(34, 25%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 25%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(34.9% 0.018 74.1)
LABlab(24.49% 1.87 6.81)
LCHlch(24.49% 7.06 74.64)

What #403930 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #403930, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#403930 Channel Values

How #403930 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 64 · G 57 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 14% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 25% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 25% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.38:1 vs white · 1.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #403930 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #403930

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #403930; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #403930

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #403930.

How #403930 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#403930
Protanopia#3A3A30
Protanomaly#3D3A30
Deuteranopia#3B3B30
Deuteranomaly#3D3A30
Tritanopia#413838
Tritanomaly#413835
Achromatopsia#3A3A3A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #403930 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-403930: #403930;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #403930;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-403930': '#403930' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.224, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_403930">#403930</color>
SVG fillfill="#403930"

More Brown Colors

#403930 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#403930 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #403930?

#403930 is a dark brown — rgb(64, 57, 48) in RGB and hsl(34, 14%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Lava (#483C32), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.24.

What is the RGB value of #403930?

#403930 is rgb(64, 57, 48) — red 64, green 57, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #403930?

#403930 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 25%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #403930 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #403930 scores 11.38:1 against white and 1.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #403930 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #403930 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.96, which is visibly different.

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