What color is #404117?

#404117 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404117?

The RGB value is 64, 65, 23: 64 red, 65 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404117?

The complementary color is #181741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404117 color

#404117 rgb(64, 65, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #404117 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.5% green and 9% blue (64, 65, 23).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#404117 color codes

HEX	`#404117`
RGB	`rgb(64, 65, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 65%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 65%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.54, -7.17, 24.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.54, 25.96, 106.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.159, 4.933, 1.543)`
Decimal	`4210967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404117, 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 #404117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #404117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404117; }
.text { color: #404117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 65 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404117, #2b4117); }

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Questions

What color is #404117?: #404117 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404117?: The RGB value is 64, 65, 23: 64 red, 65 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404117?: The complementary color is #181741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.