What color is #40574A?

#40574A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40574A?

The RGB value is 64, 87, 74: 64 red, 87 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40574A?

The complementary color is #57404D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40574A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40574A color

#40574A rgb(64, 87, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40574A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.1% green and 29% blue (64, 87, 74).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#40574A color codes

HEX	`#40574A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 87, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 26%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.8, -11.84, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.8, 12.75, 158.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.758, 8.401, 7.743)`
Decimal	`4216650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40574A, 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 #40574A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40574A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #40574A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40574a; }
.text { color: #40574a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40574a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 87 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40574a, #405756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #40574A?: #40574A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40574A?: The RGB value is 64, 87, 74: 64 red, 87 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40574A?: The complementary color is #57404D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40574A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.