What color is #40452E?

#40452E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40452E?

The RGB value is 64, 69, 46: 64 red, 69 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40452E?

The complementary color is #332E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40452E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40452E color

#40452E rgb(64, 69, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #40452E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.1% green and 18% blue (64, 69, 46).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#40452E color codes

HEX	`#40452E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 69, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 27.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 33%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.23, -6.66, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.23, 14.83, 116.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.736, 5.544, 3.405)`
Decimal	`4212014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40452E, 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 #40452E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40452E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #40452E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40452e; }
.text { color: #40452e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40452e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 69 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40452e, #35452e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #40452E?: #40452E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40452E?: The RGB value is 64, 69, 46: 64 red, 69 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40452E?: The complementary color is #332E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40452E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.