What color is #405559?

#405559 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405559?

The RGB value is 64, 85, 89: 64 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405559?

The complementary color is #594440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405559 color

#405559 rgb(64, 85, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405559 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 33.3% green and 34.9% blue (64, 85, 89).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#405559 color codes

HEX	`#405559`
RGB	`rgb(64, 85, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 33.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.62, -6.95, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.62, 8.54, 215.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.165, 8.308, 10.675)`
Decimal	`4216153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405559, 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 #405559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #405559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405559; }
.text { color: #405559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 85 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405559, #404859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #405559?: #405559 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405559?: The RGB value is 64, 85, 89: 64 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405559?: The complementary color is #594440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.