What color is #405840?

#405840 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 #405840?

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

What is the complementary color of #405840?

The complementary color is #584058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405840 color

#405840 rgb(64, 88, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #405840 is a dark, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#405840 color codes

HEX	`#405840`
RGB	`rgb(64, 88, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.88, -14.54, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.88, 18.27, 142.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.529, 8.439, 6.134)`
Decimal	`4216896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405840, 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 #405840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #405840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405840; }
.text { color: #405840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 88 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405840, #40584c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #405840?: #405840 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 #405840?: The RGB value is 64, 88, 64: 64 red, 88 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405840?: The complementary color is #584058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.