What color is #404831?

#404831 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404831?

The RGB value is 64, 72, 49: 64 red, 72 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404831?

The complementary color is #393148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404831?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404831 color

#404831 rgb(64, 72, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #404831 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 28.2% green and 19.2% blue (64, 72, 49).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 19% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#404831 color codes

HEX	`#404831`
RGB	`rgb(64, 72, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 28.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 19%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 32%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 32%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.28, -7.99, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.28, 15.05, 122.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.986, 5.946, 3.79)`
Decimal	`4212785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404831, 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 #404831	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404831 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #404831 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404831; }
.text { color: #404831; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404831; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 72 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404831, #344831); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #404831?: #404831 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404831?: The RGB value is 64, 72, 49: 64 red, 72 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404831?: The complementary color is #393148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404831?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.