What color is #405843?

#405843 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405843?

The RGB value is 64, 88, 67: 64 red, 88 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405843?

The complementary color is #584055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405843 color

#405843 rgb(64, 88, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #405843 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.5% green and 26.3% blue (64, 88, 67).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#405843 color codes

HEX	`#405843`
RGB	`rgb(64, 88, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 24%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.95, -13.93, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.95, 16.75, 146.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.617, 8.474, 6.596)`
Decimal	`4216899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405843, 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 #405843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #405843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405843; }
.text { color: #405843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 88 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405843, #40584f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #405843?: #405843 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405843?: The RGB value is 64, 88, 67: 64 red, 88 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405843?: The complementary color is #584055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.