What color is #407577?

#407577 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Ming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ming?

The RGB value is 64, 117, 119: 64 red, 117 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ming?

The complementary color is #774240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407577?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ming color: hex code #407577

#407577 rgb(64, 117, 119)

Shades of teal

Ming has the hex code #407577. It is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 45.9% green and 46.7% blue (64, 117, 119).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

Ming (#407577) color codes

HEX	`#407577`
RGB	`rgb(64, 117, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 45.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 2%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.83, -17.05, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.83, 18.29, 201.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.804, 15.144, 19.75)`
Decimal	`4224375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ming, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #407577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#407577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #407577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407577; }
.text { color: #407577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 117 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407577, #405977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

See #407577 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #407577?: #407577 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Ming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ming?: The RGB value is 64, 117, 119: 64 red, 117 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ming?: The complementary color is #774240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407577?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.