What color is #40441E?

#40441E 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 #40441E?

The RGB value is 64, 68, 30: 64 red, 68 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40441E?

The complementary color is #221E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40441E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40441E color

#40441E rgb(64, 68, 30)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #40441E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 26.7% green and 11.8% blue (64, 68, 30).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#40441E color codes

HEX	`#40441E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 68, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 26.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 56%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 56%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.62, -8.28, 22.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.62, 23.74, 110.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.416, 5.318, 2.022)`
Decimal	`4211742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40441E, 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 #40441E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40441E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #40441E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40441e; }
.text { color: #40441e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40441e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 68 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40441e, #2d441e); }

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Questions

What color is #40441E?: #40441E 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 #40441E?: The RGB value is 64, 68, 30: 64 red, 68 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40441E?: The complementary color is #221E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40441E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.