What color is #405148?

#405148 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405148?

The RGB value is 64, 81, 72: 64 red, 81 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405148?

The complementary color is #514049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405148?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405148 color

#405148 rgb(64, 81, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405148 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 31.8% green and 28.2% blue (64, 81, 72).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#405148 color codes

HEX	`#405148`
RGB	`rgb(64, 81, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 31.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 21%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.79, -8.76, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.79, 9.3, 160.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.226, 7.443, 7.238)`
Decimal	`4215112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405148, 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 #405148	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405148 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #405148 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405148; }
.text { color: #405148; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405148; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 81 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405148, #405151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #405148?: #405148 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405148?: The RGB value is 64, 81, 72: 64 red, 81 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405148?: The complementary color is #514049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405148?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.