What color is #405851?

#405851 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405851?

The RGB value is 64, 88, 81: 64 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405851?

The complementary color is #584047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405851 color

#405851 rgb(64, 88, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405851 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.5% green and 31.8% blue (64, 88, 81).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#405851 color codes

HEX	`#405851`
RGB	`rgb(64, 88, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.33, -10.77, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.33, 10.83, 174.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.089, 8.663, 9.082)`
Decimal	`4216913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405851, 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 #405851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #405851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405851; }
.text { color: #405851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 88 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405851, #405358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #405851?: #405851 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405851?: The RGB value is 64, 88, 81: 64 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405851?: The complementary color is #584047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.