What color is #404022?

#404022 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404022?

The RGB value is 64, 64, 34: 64 red, 64 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404022?

The complementary color is #222240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404022?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404022 color

#404022 rgb(64, 64, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #404022 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.1% green and 13.3% blue (64, 64, 34).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#404022 color codes

HEX	`#404022`
RGB	`rgb(64, 64, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 47%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 47%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.37, -5.34, 18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.37, 19.09, 106.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.237, 4.872, 2.23)`
Decimal	`4210722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404022, 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 #404022	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404022 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #404022 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404022; }
.text { color: #404022; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404022; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 64 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404022, #314022); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #404022?: #404022 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404022?: The RGB value is 64, 64, 34: 64 red, 64 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404022?: The complementary color is #222240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404022?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.