What color is #40422A?

#40422A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40422A?

The RGB value is 64, 66, 42: 64 red, 66 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40422A?

The complementary color is #2C2A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40422A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40422A color

#40422A rgb(64, 66, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #40422A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.9% green and 16.5% blue (64, 66, 42).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 22% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#40422A color codes

HEX	`#40422A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 66, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 22%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 36%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 36%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.17, -5.45, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.17, 15.37, 110.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.48, 5.154, 2.949)`
Decimal	`4211242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40422A, 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 #40422A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40422A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #40422A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40422a; }
.text { color: #40422a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40422a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 66 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40422a, #34422a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #40422A?: #40422A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40422A?: The RGB value is 64, 66, 42: 64 red, 66 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40422A?: The complementary color is #2C2A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40422A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.