What color is #40924C?

#40924C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40924C?

The RGB value is 64, 146, 76: 64 red, 146 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40924C?

The complementary color is #924086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40924C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40924C color

#40924C rgb(64, 146, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #40924C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 57.3% green and 29.8% blue (64, 146, 76).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 39% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wild Forest (#38914A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#40924C color codes

HEX	`#40924C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 146, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 57.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 39%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 56%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 48%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.21, -40.47, 29.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.21, 50.16, 143.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.697, 22.168, 10.393)`
Decimal	`4231756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40924C, 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 #40924C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#40924C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #40924C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40924c; }
.text { color: #40924c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40924c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 146 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40924c, #409275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #40924C?: #40924C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40924C?: The RGB value is 64, 146, 76: 64 red, 146 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40924C?: The complementary color is #924086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40924C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.