What color is #405141?

#405141 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405141?

The RGB value is 64, 81, 65: 64 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405141?

The complementary color is #514050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405141 color

#405141 rgb(64, 81, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405141 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 31.8% green and 25.5% blue (64, 81, 65).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#405141 color codes

HEX	`#405141`
RGB	`rgb(64, 81, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 31.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 21%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 20%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.6, -10.3, 7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.6, 12.6, 144.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.011, 7.356, 6.103)`
Decimal	`4215105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405141, 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 #405141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #405141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405141; }
.text { color: #405141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 81 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405141, #40514a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #405141?: #405141 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405141?: The RGB value is 64, 81, 65: 64 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405141?: The complementary color is #514050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.