What color is #40603C?

#40603C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40603C?

The RGB value is 64, 96, 60: 64 red, 96 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40603C?

The complementary color is #5C3C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40603C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40603C color

#40603C rgb(64, 96, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #40603C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 37.6% green and 23.5% blue (64, 96, 60).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#40603C color codes

HEX	`#40603C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 96, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 37.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 37%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.45, -19.68, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.45, 25.97, 139.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.113, 9.782, 5.787)`
Decimal	`4218940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40603C, 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 #40603C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40603C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #40603C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40603c; }
.text { color: #40603c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40603c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 96 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40603c, #3c604a); }

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Questions

What color is #40603C?: #40603C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40603C?: The RGB value is 64, 96, 60: 64 red, 96 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40603C?: The complementary color is #5C3C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40603C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.