What color is #405146?

#405146 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 #405146?

The RGB value is 64, 81, 70: 64 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405146?

The complementary color is #51404B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405146 color

#405146 rgb(64, 81, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405146 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 31.8% green and 27.5% blue (64, 81, 70).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#405146 color codes

HEX	`#405146`
RGB	`rgb(64, 81, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 31.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 21%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.74, -9.21, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.74, 10.17, 155.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.162, 7.417, 6.9)`
Decimal	`4215110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405146, 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 #405146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #405146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405146; }
.text { color: #405146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 81 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405146, #40514f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #405146?: #405146 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 #405146?: The RGB value is 64, 81, 70: 64 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405146?: The complementary color is #51404B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.