What color is #404400?

#404400 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404400?

The RGB value is 64, 68, 0: 64 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404400?

The complementary color is #040044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404400 color

#404400 rgb(64, 68, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #404400 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 26.7% green and 0% blue (64, 68, 0).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Green Not Found (#404404), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#404400 color codes

HEX	`#404400`
RGB	`rgb(64, 68, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 26.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 100%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.36, -10.4, 35.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.36, 37.38, 106.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.182, 5.224, 0.788)`
Decimal	`4211712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404400, 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 #404400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #404400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404400; }
.text { color: #404400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 68 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404400, #1e4400); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #404400?: #404400 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404400?: The RGB value is 64, 68, 0: 64 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404400?: The complementary color is #040044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.