#40491A#40491A

#40491A is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.070 H 118.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40491A
RGB	rgb(64, 73, 26)
HSL	hsl(71, 47%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(71, 64%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 0%, 64.4%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.23, -11.67, 26.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.23, 28.81, 113.89°)
OKLab	oklab(38.59% -0.0337 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(38.59% 0.07 118.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.6834, 5.9297, 1.8749)
Luminance	0.0593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40491A #231A49

analogous

#493B1A #40491A #29491A

triadic

#40491A #1A4049 #491A40

tetradic

#40491A #1A493B #231A49 #491A29

square

#40491A #1A493B #231A49 #491A29

split-complementary

#40491A #1A2949 #3B1A49

monochromatic

#141708 #181C0A #40491A #68762A #8FA33A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.61

#40491A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#40491A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40491A

9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40491A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40491A	1.00	9.61	2.19	9.61
#FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4515

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D451D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44453F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40491a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 73, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.070 118.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767b58',
    500: '#40491a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40491a;
$custom-light: #767b58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40491a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 71.489,
    "s": 47.475,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38592,
    "c": 0.06977,
    "h": 118.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40491A

secondary

#4C407F

accent

#51D76A

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EDEDE9

border

#C8C8C5

text

#090903

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #40491A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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