What color is #40573B?

#40573B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40573B?

The RGB value is 64, 87, 59: 64 red, 87 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40573B?

The complementary color is #523B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40573B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40573B color

#40573B rgb(64, 87, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #40573B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.1% green and 23.1% blue (64, 87, 59).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#40573B color codes

HEX	`#40573B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 87, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 32%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 32%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.44, -14.94, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.44, 20.15, 137.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.312, 8.222, 5.391)`
Decimal	`4216635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40573B, 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 #40573B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40573B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #40573B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40573b; }
.text { color: #40573b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40573b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 87 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40573b, #3b5744); }

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Questions

What color is #40573B?: #40573B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40573B?: The RGB value is 64, 87, 59: 64 red, 87 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40573B?: The complementary color is #523B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40573B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.