What color is #405420?

#405420 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405420?

The RGB value is 64, 84, 32: 64 red, 84 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405420?

The complementary color is #342054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405420 color

#405420 rgb(64, 84, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #405420 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 32.9% green and 12.5% blue (64, 84, 32).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 45% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#405420 color codes

HEX	`#405420`
RGB	`rgb(64, 84, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 32.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 45%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 62%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 62%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.99, -17.26, 27.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.99, 32.39, 122.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.545, 7.535, 2.528)`
Decimal	`4215840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405420, 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 #405420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #405420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405420; }
.text { color: #405420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 84 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405420, #265420); }

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Questions

What color is #405420?: #405420 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405420?: The RGB value is 64, 84, 32: 64 red, 84 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405420?: The complementary color is #342054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.