What color is #404C30?

#404C30 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404C30?

The RGB value is 64, 76, 48: 64 red, 76 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404C30?

The complementary color is #3C304C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404C30 color

#404C30 rgb(64, 76, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #404C30 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 29.8% green and 18.8% blue (64, 76, 48).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#404C30 color codes

HEX	`#404C30`
RGB	`rgb(64, 76, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 29.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 37%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 37%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.57, -10.55, 15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.57, 18.43, 124.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.232, 6.472, 3.769)`
Decimal	`4213808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404C30, 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 #404C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #404C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404c30; }
.text { color: #404c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 76 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404c30, #324c30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #404C30?: #404C30 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404C30?: The RGB value is 64, 76, 48: 64 red, 76 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404C30?: The complementary color is #3C304C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.