What color is #405339?

#405339 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405339?

The RGB value is 64, 83, 57: 64 red, 83 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405339?

The complementary color is #4C3953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405339 color

#405339 rgb(64, 83, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #405339 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 32.5% green and 22.4% blue (64, 83, 57).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#405339 color codes

HEX	`#405339`
RGB	`rgb(64, 83, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 32.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 31%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.07, -13.04, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.07, 18.35, 135.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.946, 7.572, 5.018)`
Decimal	`4215609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405339, 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 #405339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #405339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405339; }
.text { color: #405339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 83 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405339, #39533f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #405339?: #405339 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405339?: The RGB value is 64, 83, 57: 64 red, 83 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405339?: The complementary color is #4C3953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.