What color is #405B3D?

#405B3D 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 #405B3D?

The RGB value is 64, 91, 61: 64 red, 91 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405B3D?

The complementary color is #583D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405B3D color

#405B3D rgb(64, 91, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #405B3D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 35.7% green and 23.9% blue (64, 91, 61).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#405B3D color codes

HEX	`#405B3D`
RGB	`rgb(64, 91, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 35.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.81, -16.79, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.81, 21.96, 139.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.697, 8.909, 5.781)`
Decimal	`4217661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405B3D, 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 #405B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #405B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405b3d; }
.text { color: #405b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 91 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405b3d, #3d5b49); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #405B3D?: #405B3D 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 #405B3D?: The RGB value is 64, 91, 61: 64 red, 91 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405B3D?: The complementary color is #583D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.