What color is #404405?

#404405 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 #404405?

The RGB value is 64, 68, 5: 64 red, 68 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404405?

The complementary color is #090544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404405?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404405 color

#404405 rgb(64, 68, 5)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #404405 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 26.7% green and 2% blue (64, 68, 5).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 86% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Green Not Found (#404404), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#404405 color codes

HEX	`#404405`
RGB	`rgb(64, 68, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 26.7%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 86%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 93%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 93%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.39, -10.15, 33.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.39, 35.38, 106.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.209, 5.235, 0.932)`
Decimal	`4211717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404405, 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 #404405	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404405 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #404405 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404405; }
.text { color: #404405; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404405; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 68 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404405, #214405); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #404405?: #404405 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 #404405?: The RGB value is 64, 68, 5: 64 red, 68 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404405?: The complementary color is #090544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404405?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.