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#40635B Color

#40635B is rgb(64, 99, 91) in RGB, hsl(166, 21%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 8%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Feldgrau (#4D5D53), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#40635B
HEX#40635B
RGBrgb(64, 99, 91)
HSLhsl(166, 21%, 32%)
HSVhsv(166, 35%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 8%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(47% 0.043 178.4)
LABlab(39.10% -14.66 0.33)
LCHlch(39.10% 14.67 178.72)

What #40635B 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 #40635B, 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.

#40635B Channel Values

How #40635B 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 99 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 21% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 35% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.66:1 vs white · 3.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #40635B 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 text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #40635B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #40635B; 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 #40635B

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #40635B.

How #40635B 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#40635B
Protanopia#5E5E5B
Protanomaly#54605B
Deuteranopia#59595C
Deuteranomaly#505D5C
Tritanopia#426262
Tritanomaly#41625F
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #40635B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-40635b: #40635B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #40635B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-40635b': '#40635B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.388, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_40635b">#40635B</color>
SVG fillfill="#40635B"

More Green Colors

#40635B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#40635B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #40635B?

#40635B is a dark green — rgb(64, 99, 91) in RGB and hsl(166, 21%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Feldgrau (#4D5D53), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.45.

What is the RGB value of #40635B?

#40635B is rgb(64, 99, 91) — red 64, green 99, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #40635B?

#40635B converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 8%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #40635B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #40635B scores 6.66:1 against white and 3.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #40635B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #40635B 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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