What color is #40583F?

#40583F 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 #40583F?

The RGB value is 64, 88, 63: 64 red, 88 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40583F?

The complementary color is #573F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40583F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40583F color

#40583F rgb(64, 88, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #40583F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.5% green and 24.7% blue (64, 88, 63).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#40583F color codes

HEX	`#40583F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 88, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 28%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.86, -14.74, 11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.86, 18.78, 141.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.501, 8.428, 5.986)`
Decimal	`4216895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40583F, 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 #40583F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40583F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #40583F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40583f; }
.text { color: #40583f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40583f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 88 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40583f, #3f584b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #40583F?: #40583F 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 #40583F?: The RGB value is 64, 88, 63: 64 red, 88 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40583F?: The complementary color is #573F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40583F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.