What color is #404A38?

#404A38 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404A38?

The RGB value is 64, 74, 56: 64 red, 74 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404A38?

The complementary color is #42384A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404A38 color

#404A38 rgb(64, 74, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404A38 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 29% green and 22% blue (64, 74, 56).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#404A38 color codes

HEX	`#404A38`
RGB	`rgb(64, 74, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 29%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.09, -7.93, 9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.09, 12.33, 130.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.277, 6.273, 4.673)`
Decimal	`4213304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404A38, 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 #404A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #404A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404a38; }
.text { color: #404a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 74 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404a38, #384a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #404A38?: #404A38 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404A38?: The RGB value is 64, 74, 56: 64 red, 74 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404A38?: The complementary color is #42384A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.