What color is #404F3F?

#404F3F 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 #404F3F?

The RGB value is 64, 79, 63: 64 red, 79 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404F3F?

The complementary color is #4E3F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404F3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404F3F color

#404F3F rgb(64, 79, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404F3F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 31% green and 24.7% blue (64, 79, 63).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#404F3F color codes

HEX	`#404F3F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 79, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 31%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 20%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.9, -9.53, 7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.9, 12.15, 141.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.807, 7.041, 5.755)`
Decimal	`4214591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404F3F, 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 #404F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404F3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #404F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404f3f; }
.text { color: #404f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 79 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404f3f, #3f4f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #404F3F?: #404F3F 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 #404F3F?: The RGB value is 64, 79, 63: 64 red, 79 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404F3F?: The complementary color is #4E3F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404F3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.