What color is #40473C?

#40473C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40473C?

The RGB value is 64, 71, 60: 64 red, 71 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40473C?

The complementary color is #433C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40473C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40473C color

#40473C rgb(64, 71, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40473C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.8% green and 23.5% blue (64, 71, 60).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 8% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#40473C color codes

HEX	`#40473C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 71, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 27.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 8%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 15%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 15%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.22, -5.29, 5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.22, 7.75, 133.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.183, 5.923, 5.144)`
Decimal	`4212540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40473C, 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 #40473C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40473C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #40473C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40473c; }
.text { color: #40473c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40473c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 71 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40473c, #3c473d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #40473C?: #40473C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40473C?: The RGB value is 64, 71, 60: 64 red, 71 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40473C?: The complementary color is #433C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40473C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.