What color is #40664A?

#40664A 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 #40664A?

The RGB value is 64, 102, 74: 64 red, 102 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40664A?

The complementary color is #66405C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40664A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40664A color

#40664A rgb(64, 102, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #40664A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 40% green and 29% blue (64, 102, 74).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 23% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#40664A color codes

HEX	`#40664A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 102, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 40%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 23%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 37%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 27%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.73, -20.16, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.73, 23.28, 149.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.101, 11.087, 8.19)`
Decimal	`4220490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40664A, 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 #40664A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#40664A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #40664A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40664a; }
.text { color: #40664a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40664a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 102 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40664a, #40665d); }

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Questions

What color is #40664A?: #40664A 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 #40664A?: The RGB value is 64, 102, 74: 64 red, 102 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40664A?: The complementary color is #66405C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40664A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.