What color is #405A3E?

#405A3E 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 #405A3E?

The RGB value is 64, 90, 62: 64 red, 90 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405A3E?

The complementary color is #583E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405A3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405A3E color

#405A3E rgb(64, 90, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #405A3E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 35.3% green and 24.3% blue (64, 90, 62).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#405A3E color codes

HEX	`#405A3E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 90, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 35.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 31%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 31%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.5, -16.05, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.5, 20.73, 140.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.64, 8.75, 5.896)`
Decimal	`4217406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405A3E, 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 #405A3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405A3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #405A3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405a3e; }
.text { color: #405a3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405a3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 90 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405a3e, #3e5a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #405A3E?: #405A3E 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 #405A3E?: The RGB value is 64, 90, 62: 64 red, 90 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405A3E?: The complementary color is #583E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405A3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.