What color is #40864A?

#40864A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40864A?

The RGB value is 64, 134, 74: 64 red, 134 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40864A?

The complementary color is #86407C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40864A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40864A color

#40864A rgb(64, 134, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #40864A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 52.5% green and 29% blue (64, 134, 74).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 35% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#40864A color codes

HEX	`#40864A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 134, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 52.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 35%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 52%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 45%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.26, -35.63, 25.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.26, 43.92, 144.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.875, 18.634, 9.448)`
Decimal	`4228682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40864A, 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 #40864A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#40864A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	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 #40864A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40864a; }
.text { color: #40864a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40864a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 134 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40864a, #40866d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #40864A?: #40864A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40864A?: The RGB value is 64, 134, 74: 64 red, 134 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40864A?: The complementary color is #86407C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40864A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.