What color is #405955?

#405955 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405955?

The RGB value is 64, 89, 85: 64 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405955?

The complementary color is #594044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405955 color

#405955 rgb(64, 89, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405955 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.9% green and 33.3% blue (64, 89, 85).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#405955 color codes

HEX	`#405955`
RGB	`rgb(64, 89, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.77, -10.37, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.77, 10.4, 184.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.326, 8.89, 9.923)`
Decimal	`4217173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405955, 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 #405955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #405955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405955; }
.text { color: #405955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 89 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405955, #405159); }

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Questions

What color is #405955?: #405955 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405955?: The RGB value is 64, 89, 85: 64 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405955?: The complementary color is #594044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.