What color is #406545?

#406545 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 #406545?

The RGB value is 64, 101, 69: 64 red, 101 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #406545?

The complementary color is #654060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #406545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#406545 color

#406545 rgb(64, 101, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #406545 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 39.6% green and 27.1% blue (64, 101, 69).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#406545 color codes

HEX	`#406545`
RGB	`rgb(64, 101, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 39.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 37%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 32%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.29, -20.64, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.29, 24.97, 145.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.842, 10.827, 7.306)`
Decimal	`4220229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #406545, 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 #406545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#406545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #406545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #406545; }
.text { color: #406545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #406545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 101 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #406545, #406558); }

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Questions

What color is #406545?: #406545 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 #406545?: The RGB value is 64, 101, 69: 64 red, 101 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #406545?: The complementary color is #654060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #406545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.