What color is #404930?

#404930 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 #404930?

The RGB value is 64, 73, 48: 64 red, 73 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404930?

The complementary color is #393049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404930 color

#404930 rgb(64, 73, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #404930 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 28.6% green and 18.8% blue (64, 73, 48).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#404930 color codes

HEX	`#404930`
RGB	`rgb(64, 73, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 28.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 34%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.58, -8.76, 13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.58, 16.35, 122.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.03, 6.068, 3.702)`
Decimal	`4213040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404930, 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 #404930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #404930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404930; }
.text { color: #404930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 73 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404930, #334930); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #404930?: #404930 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 #404930?: The RGB value is 64, 73, 48: 64 red, 73 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404930?: The complementary color is #393049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.