What color is #40600A?

#40600A is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40600A?

The RGB value is 64, 96, 10: 64 red, 96 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40600A?

The complementary color is #2A0A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40600A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40600A color

#40600A rgb(64, 96, 10)

Shades of green

The hex color #40600A is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 37.6% green and 3.9% blue (64, 96, 10).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 81% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#40600A color codes

HEX	`#40600A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 96, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 37.6%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 81%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 90%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 90%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.89, -25.06, 40.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.89, 47.55, 121.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.352, 9.477, 1.782)`
Decimal	`4218890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40600A, 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 #40600A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40600A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #40600A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40600a; }
.text { color: #40600a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40600a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 96 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40600a, #15600a); }

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Questions

What color is #40600A?: #40600A is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40600A?: The RGB value is 64, 96, 10: 64 red, 96 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40600A?: The complementary color is #2A0A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40600A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.