What color is #404C3E?

#404C3E 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 #404C3E?

The RGB value is 64, 76, 62: 64 red, 76 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404C3E?

The complementary color is #4A3E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404C3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404C3E color

#404C3E rgb(64, 76, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404C3E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 29.8% green and 24.3% blue (64, 76, 62).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 10% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#404C3E color codes

HEX	`#404C3E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 76, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 29.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 10%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 18%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.89, -7.94, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.89, 10.42, 139.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.568, 6.607, 5.538)`
Decimal	`4213822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404C3E, 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 #404C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #404C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404c3e; }
.text { color: #404c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 76 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404c3e, #3e4c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #404C3E?: #404C3E 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 #404C3E?: The RGB value is 64, 76, 62: 64 red, 76 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404C3E?: The complementary color is #4A3E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404C3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.