What color is #405644?

#405644 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 #405644?

The RGB value is 64, 86, 68: 64 red, 86 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405644?

The complementary color is #564052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405644 color

#405644 rgb(64, 86, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #405644 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 33.7% green and 26.7% blue (64, 86, 68).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#405644 color codes

HEX	`#405644`
RGB	`rgb(64, 86, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 33.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 26%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 21%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.32, -12.58, 7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.32, 14.8, 148.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.485, 8.163, 6.702)`
Decimal	`4216388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405644, 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 #405644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #405644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405644; }
.text { color: #405644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 86 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405644, #40564f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #405644?: #405644 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 #405644?: The RGB value is 64, 86, 68: 64 red, 86 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405644?: The complementary color is #564052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.