What color is #40574E?

#40574E 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 #40574E?

The RGB value is 64, 87, 78: 64 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40574E?

The complementary color is #574049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40574E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40574E color

#40574E rgb(64, 87, 78)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.1% green and 30.6% blue (64, 87, 78).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#40574E color codes

HEX	`#40574E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 87, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 26%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.92, -10.91, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.92, 11.17, 167.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.897, 8.456, 8.475)`
Decimal	`4216654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40574E, 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 #40574E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40574E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #40574E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40574e; }
.text { color: #40574e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40574e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 87 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40574e, #405557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #40574E?: #40574E 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 #40574E?: The RGB value is 64, 87, 78: 64 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40574E?: The complementary color is #574049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40574E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.