What color is #406547?

#406547 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #406547?

The RGB value is 64, 101, 71: 64 red, 101 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #406547?

The complementary color is #65405E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #406547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#406547 color

#406547 rgb(64, 101, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #406547 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 39.6% green and 27.8% blue (64, 101, 71).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#406547 color codes

HEX	`#406547`
RGB	`rgb(64, 101, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 39.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 37%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 30%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.33, -20.24, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.33, 24.01, 147.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.905, 10.852, 7.638)`
Decimal	`4220231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #406547, 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 #406547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#406547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #406547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #406547; }
.text { color: #406547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #406547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 101 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #406547, #40655a); }

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Questions

What color is #406547?: #406547 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #406547?: The RGB value is 64, 101, 71: 64 red, 101 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #406547?: The complementary color is #65405E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #406547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.