#40503D
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #40503D
#40503D is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 14.4), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4D3D50 (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.63:1).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #40503D
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #40503D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #40503D?
#40503D is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #40503D?
Use white text. White on #40503D has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #40503D?
Its complementary colour is #4D3D50, and analogous partners are #4A503D and #3D5044.