What color is #405750?

#405750 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 #405750?

The RGB value is 64, 87, 80: 64 red, 87 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405750?

The complementary color is #574047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405750?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405750 color

#405750 rgb(64, 87, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405750 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.1% green and 31.4% blue (64, 87, 80).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#405750 color codes

HEX	`#405750`
RGB	`rgb(64, 87, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 26%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 8%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.97, -10.43, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.97, 10.5, 173.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.97, 8.485, 8.858)`
Decimal	`4216656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405750, 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 #405750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #405750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405750; }
.text { color: #405750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 87 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405750, #405257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #405750?: #405750 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 #405750?: The RGB value is 64, 87, 80: 64 red, 87 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405750?: The complementary color is #574047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405750?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.