What color is #405048?

#405048 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405048?

The RGB value is 64, 80, 72: 64 red, 80 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405048?

The complementary color is #504048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405048?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405048 color

#405048 rgb(64, 80, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405048 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 31.4% green and 28.2% blue (64, 80, 72).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#405048 color codes

HEX	`#405048`
RGB	`rgb(64, 80, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 31.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 20%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.47, -8.16, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.47, 8.58, 162.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.152, 7.295, 7.214)`
Decimal	`4214856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405048, 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 #405048	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405048 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #405048 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405048; }
.text { color: #405048; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405048; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 80 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405048, #405050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #405048?: #405048 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405048?: The RGB value is 64, 80, 72: 64 red, 80 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405048?: The complementary color is #504048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405048?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.