What color is #404610?

#404610 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404610?

The RGB value is 64, 70, 16: 64 red, 70 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404610?

The complementary color is #161046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404610?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404610 color

#404610 rgb(64, 70, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #404610 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.5% green and 6.3% blue (64, 70, 16).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 63% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Green Not Found (#404404), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#404610 color codes

HEX	`#404610`
RGB	`rgb(64, 70, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 27.5%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 63%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 77%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 77%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.14, -10.73, 30.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.14, 31.99, 109.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.398, 5.508, 1.322)`
Decimal	`4212240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404610, 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 #404610	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404610 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #404610 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404610; }
.text { color: #404610; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404610; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 70 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404610, #254610); }

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Questions

What color is #404610?: #404610 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404610?: The RGB value is 64, 70, 16: 64 red, 70 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404610?: The complementary color is #161046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404610?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.