What color is #406F45?

#406F45 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #406F45?

The RGB value is 64, 111, 69: 64 red, 111 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #406F45?

The complementary color is #6F406A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #406F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#406F45 color

#406F45 rgb(64, 111, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #406F45 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 43.5% green and 27.1% blue (64, 111, 69).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#406F45 color codes

HEX	`#406F45`
RGB	`rgb(64, 111, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 43.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 42%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 38%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.59, -25.74, 18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.59, 31.7, 144.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.873, 12.888, 7.649)`
Decimal	`4222789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #406F45, 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 #406F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#406F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #406F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #406f45; }
.text { color: #406f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #406f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 111 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #406f45, #406f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #406F45?: #406F45 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #406F45?: The RGB value is 64, 111, 69: 64 red, 111 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #406F45?: The complementary color is #6F406A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #406F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.