What color is #404B27?

#404B27 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404B27?

The RGB value is 64, 75, 39: 64 red, 75 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404B27?

The complementary color is #32274B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404B27 color

#404B27 rgb(64, 75, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #404B27 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 29.4% green and 15.3% blue (64, 75, 39).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#404B27 color codes

HEX	`#404B27`
RGB	`rgb(64, 75, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 29.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 48%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 48%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.08, -11.32, 19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.08, 22.94, 119.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.997, 6.269, 2.866)`
Decimal	`4213543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404B27, 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 #404B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #404B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404b27; }
.text { color: #404b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 75 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404b27, #2e4b27); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #404B27?: #404B27 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404B27?: The RGB value is 64, 75, 39: 64 red, 75 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404B27?: The complementary color is #32274B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.