What color is #40604F?

#40604F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40604F?

The RGB value is 64, 96, 79: 64 red, 96 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40604F?

The complementary color is #604051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40604F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40604F color

#40604F rgb(64, 96, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #40604F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 37.6% green and 31% blue (64, 96, 79).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#40604F color codes

HEX	`#40604F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 96, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 37.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 18%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.88, -15.81, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.88, 16.92, 159.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.708, 10.02, 8.924)`
Decimal	`4218959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40604F, 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 #40604F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#40604F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #40604F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40604f; }
.text { color: #40604f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40604f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 96 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40604f, #40605f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #40604F?: #40604F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40604F?: The RGB value is 64, 96, 79: 64 red, 96 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40604F?: The complementary color is #604051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40604F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.