What color is #406B22?

#406B22 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #406B22?

The RGB value is 64, 107, 34: 64 red, 107 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #406B22?

The complementary color is #4D226B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #406B22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#406B22 color

#406B22 rgb(64, 107, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #406B22 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 42% green and 13.3% blue (64, 107, 34).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 52% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#406B22 color codes

HEX	`#406B22`
RGB	`rgb(64, 107, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 42%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 52%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 68%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 68%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.77, -28.71, 35.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.77, 45.33, 129.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.661, 11.721, 3.372)`
Decimal	`4221730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #406B22, 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 #406B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#406B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #406B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #406b22; }
.text { color: #406b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #406b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 107 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #406b22, #226b29); }

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Questions

What color is #406B22?: #406B22 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #406B22?: The RGB value is 64, 107, 34: 64 red, 107 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #406B22?: The complementary color is #4D226B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #406B22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.