What color is #405658?

#405658 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405658?

The RGB value is 64, 86, 88: 64 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405658?

The complementary color is #584240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405658?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405658 color

#405658 rgb(64, 86, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405658 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 33.7% green and 34.5% blue (64, 86, 88).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#405658 color codes

HEX	`#405658`
RGB	`rgb(64, 86, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 33.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 2%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.9, -7.82, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.9, 8.74, 206.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.203, 8.45, 10.482)`
Decimal	`4216408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405658, 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 #405658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #405658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405658; }
.text { color: #405658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 86 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405658, #404a58); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #405658?: #405658 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405658?: The RGB value is 64, 86, 88: 64 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405658?: The complementary color is #584240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405658?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.