Cork Color
Cork is a brown color with hex code #40291D. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cork, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Cork Color Values
What Does Cork Mean?
Cork belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Cork adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Cork is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: dark brown, #422518). It is also known as Mash.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Cork
Cork and #1C333F are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #3F1C22 and #3F3A1C, which sit beside cork on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cork with triadic partners #1C3F29 and #291C3F. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Black Marlin —
#3E2C1C(Delta E 4) - Treehouse —
#3B2820(Delta E 4) - Tobago —
#3E2B23(Delta E 4) - Saddle —
#4C3024(Delta E 4) - Iroko —
#433120(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #40291D; }
.background { background-color: #40291D; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40291D; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #40291D40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cork?
Cork has the hex code #40291D. In RGB notation it is rgb(64, 41, 29), in HSL it is hsl(21, 38%, 18%), and its OKLCH value is 0.306, 0.04, 48.3.
What does the color cork mean?
Brown-family colors like cork carry distinct psychological associations. Cork belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Cork adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with cork?
Cork has three easy routes: its complement #1C333F for punch, its neighbors #3F1C22 and #3F3A1C for something calmer, or triadic partners #1C3F29 and #291C3F when you want energy.
Is cork a standard web color?
No — Cork is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #40291D or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make cork lighter or darker?
To lighten cork, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E9D7CE (lightest tint) to #0B0705 (darkest shade).
About Cork
Cork is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has alternative names including Mash. The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #40291D to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.