What color is #40571F?

#40571F 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 #40571F?

The RGB value is 64, 87, 31: 64 red, 87 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40571F?

The complementary color is #361F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40571F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40571F color

#40571F rgb(64, 87, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #40571F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.1% green and 12.2% blue (64, 87, 31).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 47% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#40571F color codes

HEX	`#40571F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 87, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 47%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 64%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 64%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.99, -18.98, 29.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.99, 34.72, 123.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.77, 8.005, 2.537)`
Decimal	`4216607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40571F, 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 #40571F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40571F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #40571F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40571f; }
.text { color: #40571f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40571f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 87 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40571f, #24571f); }

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Questions

What color is #40571F?: #40571F 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 #40571F?: The RGB value is 64, 87, 31: 64 red, 87 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40571F?: The complementary color is #361F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40571F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.