What color is #405D2E?

#405D2E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405D2E?

The RGB value is 64, 93, 46: 64 red, 93 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405D2E?

The complementary color is #4B2E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405D2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405D2E color

#405D2E rgb(64, 93, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #405D2E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 36.5% green and 18% blue (64, 93, 46).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 34% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#405D2E color codes

HEX	`#405D2E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 93, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 36.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 34%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 51%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 51%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.21, -20.33, 23.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.21, 31.09, 130.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.522, 9.116, 4)`
Decimal	`4218158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405D2E, 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 #405D2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405D2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #405D2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405d2e; }
.text { color: #405d2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405d2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 93 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405d2e, #2e5d33); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #405D2E?: #405D2E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405D2E?: The RGB value is 64, 93, 46: 64 red, 93 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405D2E?: The complementary color is #4B2E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405D2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.