#40524c

Color #40524c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 6.25 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#40524c

RGB

rgb(64, 82, 76)

HSL

hsl(160, 12.3%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(160, 22%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 0%, 7.3%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(33.23, -8.43, 1.22)

LCH

lch(33.23, 8.52, 171.77)

OKLCH

oklch(42.1%, 0.0246, 172.76)

HWB

hwb(160, 25.1%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#524046

Analogous

#405243

#40524c

#404f52

Triadic

#40524c

#4c4052

#524c40

Split-complementary

#40524c

#52404f

#524340

Tetradic

#40524c

#404652

#524046

#524c40

Square

#40524c

#434052

#524046

#4f5240

Shades

Color #40524c mixed toward black.

#35443f

#2b3733

#202926

#151b19

#0b0e0d

Tints

Color #40524c mixed toward white.

#5b746c

#77958b

#99afa8

#bbcac5

#dde4e2

Tones

Color #40524c mixed toward gray.

#41504b

#434f4b

#444d4a

#464c4a

#474a49

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.53:1

White text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48494e · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#47464e · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#414f4f · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #40524c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40524c]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#40524c (#40524c) is rgb(64, 82, 76) in RGB.

No, #40524c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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