What color is #406543?

#406543 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #406543?

The RGB value is 64, 101, 67: 64 red, 101 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #406543?

The complementary color is #654062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #406543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#406543 color

#406543 rgb(64, 101, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #406543 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 39.6% green and 26.3% blue (64, 101, 67).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#406543 color codes

HEX	`#406543`
RGB	`rgb(64, 101, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 39.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 37%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 34%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.25, -21.02, 15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.25, 25.94, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.781, 10.802, 6.984)`
Decimal	`4220227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #406543, 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 #406543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#406543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #406543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #406543; }
.text { color: #406543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #406543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 101 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #406543, #406556); }

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Questions

What color is #406543?: #406543 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #406543?: The RGB value is 64, 101, 67: 64 red, 101 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #406543?: The complementary color is #654062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #406543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.