#40382E

Accessibility

AAA

11.52:1

Vs white / black

11.52:1 · 1.82:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#40382e

RGB

rgb(64, 56, 46)

RGBA

rgba(64, 56, 46, 1)

HSL

hsl(33, 16%, 22%)

HSLA

hsla(33, 16%, 22%, 1)

HSV

hsv(33, 28%, 25%)

LAB

lab(24.05% 1.6 7.55)

LCH

lch(24.05% 7.72 78.03)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3459 0.0058 0.0194)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3459 0.0202 73.35)

XYZ

xyz(4.02, 4.12, 3.17)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 28%, 75%)

CSS

color: #40382e;

CSS variable

--color-40382e: #40382e;

SCSS

$color-40382e: #40382e;

JavaScript

const color = "#40382e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#40382e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#40382e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#40382e", "rgb": { "r": 64, "g": 56, "b": 46 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3459 0.0202 73.35)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#40382e-1: #40382e;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.43 · #44403C

Nearest CSS named color

Black

Very different · ΔE 16.77 · #000000

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 7.32 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 12.06 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fef3e7 100f0e6da 200dcd3c6 300c6bcb0 400a9a094 5008e8579 600776f64 70060584d 8004a4238 900352e24 950201910

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

efeeee dfdedc cfcdcb bfbdb9 afaca8 a09c97 908b85 807a74 706a62 605951 50493f 40382e 3b332a 352f26 302a23 2b251f 25211b 201c17 1b1713 15130f 100e0c 0b0908 050504

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

efeeee dfdedc cfcdcb bfbdb9 afaca8 a09c97 908b85 807a74 706a62 605951 50493f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

3b332a 352f26 302a23 2b251f 25211b 201c17 1b1713 15130f 100e0c 0b0908 050504

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

453e35 4b443c 504a43 555049 5b5650 605c57 65625e 6b6865 706e6c 757472 7b7a79

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#40382EStop 1 #2F3741Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#41302FStop 1 #40382EStop 2 #40412FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#40382EStop 1 #2F4139Stop 2 #392F41Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#40382EStop 1 #2F4041Stop 2 #302F41Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3B342BStop 1 #685B4BStop 2 #94826BStop 3 #B4A797Stop 4 #D4CDC4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #40382e works

#40382E (#40382e) sits in the brown family at about 33° hue, 16% saturation, and 22% lightness. Contrast is 11.52:1 on white and 1.82:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-700 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #40382e is 1.82:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Reliability, earthiness, and craft. Common in organic, coffee, and heritage brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Brown range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 700#44403C Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind stone 800#292524 Tailwind neutral 800#262626 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Material Grey 900#212121 Tailwind zinc 800#27272A Material Brown 800#4E342E Dracula Orchid#2D3436 Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46