What color is #40574C?

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

What is the RGB value of #40574C?

The RGB value is 64, 87, 76: 64 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40574C?

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

Is black or white text better on #40574C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40574C color

#40574C rgb(64, 87, 76)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.1% green and 29.8% blue (64, 87, 76).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#40574C color codes

HEX	`#40574C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 87, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 26%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 13%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.86, -11.38, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.86, 11.92, 162.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.827, 8.428, 8.103)`
Decimal	`4216652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40574C, 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 #40574C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40574C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #40574C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40574c; }
.text { color: #40574c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40574c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 87 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40574c, #405657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #40574C?: #40574C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40574C?: The RGB value is 64, 87, 76: 64 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40574C?: The complementary color is #57404B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40574C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.