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#40480E Color

#40480E is rgb(64, 72, 14) in RGB, hsl(68, 67%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 81%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#40480E
HEX#40480E
RGBrgb(64, 72, 14)
HSLhsl(68, 67%, 17%)
HSVhsv(68, 81%, 28%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 81%, 72%)
OKLCHoklch(38.2% 0.079 117.2)
LABlab(28.94% -9.83 31.32)
LCHlch(28.94% 32.83 107.43)

What #40480E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #40480E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#40480E Channel Values

How #40480E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 64 · G 72 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 67% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 81% · V 28%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 72%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.76:1 vs white · 2.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #40480E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #40480E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #40480E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #40480E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #40480E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#40480E
Protanopia#47470E
Protanomaly#44470E
Deuteranopia#45450F
Deuteranomaly#43460F
Tritanopia#454444
Tritanomaly#434535
Achromatopsia#444444

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #40480E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-40480e: #40480E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #40480E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-40480e': '#40480E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.282, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_40480e">#40480E</color>
SVG fillfill="#40480E"

More Green Colors

#40480E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#40480E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #40480E?

#40480E is a darkest green — rgb(64, 72, 14) in RGB and hsl(68, 67%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #40480E?

#40480E is rgb(64, 72, 14) — red 64, green 72, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #40480E?

#40480E converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 81%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #40480E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #40480E scores 9.76:1 against white and 2.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #40480E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #40480E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.98, which is visibly different.

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