What color is #404B2F?

#404B2F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404B2F?

The RGB value is 64, 75, 47: 64 red, 75 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404B2F?

The complementary color is #3A2F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404B2F color

#404B2F rgb(64, 75, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #404B2F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 29.4% green and 18.4% blue (64, 75, 47).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#404B2F color codes

HEX	`#404B2F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 75, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 29.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 37%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 37%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.22, -10.12, 15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.22, 18.32, 123.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.143, 6.327, 3.639)`
Decimal	`4213551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404B2F, 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 #404B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #404B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404b2f; }
.text { color: #404b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 75 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404b2f, #324b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #404B2F?: #404B2F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404B2F?: The RGB value is 64, 75, 47: 64 red, 75 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404B2F?: The complementary color is #3A2F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.