What color is #405039?

#405039 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 #405039?

The RGB value is 64, 80, 57: 64 red, 80 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405039?

The complementary color is #493950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405039 color

#405039 rgb(64, 80, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #405039 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 31.4% green and 22.4% blue (64, 80, 57).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#405039 color codes

HEX	`#405039`
RGB	`rgb(64, 80, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 31.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 29%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.08, -11.3, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.08, 16.17, 134.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.721, 7.123, 4.943)`
Decimal	`4214841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405039, 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 #405039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #405039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405039; }
.text { color: #405039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 80 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405039, #39503e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #405039?: #405039 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 #405039?: The RGB value is 64, 80, 57: 64 red, 80 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405039?: The complementary color is #493950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.