What color is #40451B?

#40451B 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 #40451B?

The RGB value is 64, 69, 27: 64 red, 69 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40451B?

The complementary color is #201B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40451B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40451B color

#40451B rgb(64, 69, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #40451B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.1% green and 10.6% blue (64, 69, 27).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 44% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#40451B color codes

HEX	`#40451B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 69, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 27.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 44%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 61%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 61%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.91, -9.2, 24.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.91, 25.98, 110.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.44, 5.425, 1.85)`
Decimal	`4211995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40451B, 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 #40451B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40451B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #40451B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40451b; }
.text { color: #40451b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40451b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 69 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40451b, #2b451b); }

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Questions

What color is #40451B?: #40451B 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 #40451B?: The RGB value is 64, 69, 27: 64 red, 69 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40451B?: The complementary color is #201B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40451B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.