What color is #405830?

#405830 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405830?

The RGB value is 64, 88, 48: 64 red, 88 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405830?

The complementary color is #483058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405830?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405830 color

#405830 rgb(64, 88, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #405830 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.5% green and 18.8% blue (64, 88, 48).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#405830 color codes

HEX	`#405830`
RGB	`rgb(64, 88, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 45%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 45%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.56, -17.36, 20.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.56, 26.71, 130.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.137, 8.283, 4.071)`
Decimal	`4216880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405830, 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 #405830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #405830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405830; }
.text { color: #405830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 88 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405830, #305834); }

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Questions

What color is #405830?: #405830 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405830?: The RGB value is 64, 88, 48: 64 red, 88 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405830?: The complementary color is #483058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405830?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.