What color is #40884B?

#40884B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40884B?

The RGB value is 64, 136, 75: 64 red, 136 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40884B?

The complementary color is #88407D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40884B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40884B color

#40884B rgb(64, 136, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #40884B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 53.3% green and 29.4% blue (64, 136, 75).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 36% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#40884B color codes

HEX	`#40884B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 136, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 53.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 36%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 53%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 45%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.93, -36.34, 26.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.93, 44.69, 144.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.188, 19.205, 9.72)`
Decimal	`4229195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40884B, 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 #40884B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#40884B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #40884B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40884b; }
.text { color: #40884b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40884b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 136 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40884b, #40886f); }

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Questions

What color is #40884B?: #40884B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40884B?: The RGB value is 64, 136, 75: 64 red, 136 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40884B?: The complementary color is #88407D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40884B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.