What color is #405351?

#405351 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 #405351?

The RGB value is 64, 83, 81: 64 red, 83 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405351?

The complementary color is #534042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405351?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405351 color

#405351 rgb(64, 83, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405351 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 32.5% green and 31.8% blue (64, 83, 81).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#405351 color codes

HEX	`#405351`
RGB	`rgb(64, 83, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 32.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 13%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 23%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, -7.81, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 7.91, 189.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.692, 7.87, 8.949)`
Decimal	`4215633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405351, 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 #405351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #405351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405351; }
.text { color: #405351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 83 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405351, #404b53); }

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Questions

What color is #405351?: #405351 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 #405351?: The RGB value is 64, 83, 81: 64 red, 83 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405351?: The complementary color is #534042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405351?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.