What color is #405E5C?

#405E5C is a dark, grayish cyan known as Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rosemary?

The RGB value is 64, 94, 92: 64 red, 94 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rosemary?

The complementary color is #5E4042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rosemary color: hex code #405E5C

#405E5C rgb(64, 94, 92)

Shades of gray

Rosemary has the hex code #405E5C. It is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 36.9% green and 36.1% blue (64, 94, 92).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

Rosemary (#405E5C) color codes

HEX	`#405E5C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 94, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 36.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.6, -11.49, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.6, 11.74, 191.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.048, 9.868, 11.604)`
Decimal	`4218460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rosemary, 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 #405E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #405E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405e5c; }
.text { color: #405e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 94 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405e5c, #40515e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #405E5C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #405E5C?: #405E5C is a dark, grayish cyan known as Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rosemary?: The RGB value is 64, 94, 92: 64 red, 94 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rosemary?: The complementary color is #5E4042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.