What color is #404E33?

#404E33 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404E33?

The RGB value is 64, 78, 51: 64 red, 78 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404E33?

The complementary color is #41334E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404E33 color

#404E33 rgb(64, 78, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #404E33 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 30.6% green and 20% blue (64, 78, 51).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% 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 8.92:1).

#404E33 color codes

HEX	`#404E33`
RGB	`rgb(64, 78, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 30.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 35%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.3, -11.22, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.3, 18.11, 128.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.436, 6.778, 4.153)`
Decimal	`4214323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404E33, 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 #404E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #404E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404e33; }
.text { color: #404e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 78 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404e33, #334e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #404E33?: #404E33 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404E33?: The RGB value is 64, 78, 51: 64 red, 78 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404E33?: The complementary color is #41334E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.