What color is #40533F?

#40533F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40533F?

The RGB value is 64, 83, 63: 64 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40533F?

The complementary color is #523F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40533F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40533F color

#40533F rgb(64, 83, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #40533F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 32.5% green and 24.7% blue (64, 83, 63).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#40533F color codes

HEX	`#40533F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 83, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 32.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.21, -11.88, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.21, 15.13, 141.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.105, 7.635, 5.854)`
Decimal	`4215615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40533F, 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 #40533F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40533F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #40533F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40533f; }
.text { color: #40533f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40533f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 83 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40533f, #3f5348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #40533F?: #40533F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40533F?: The RGB value is 64, 83, 63: 64 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40533F?: The complementary color is #523F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40533F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.