What color is #405957?

#405957 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405957?

The RGB value is 64, 89, 87: 64 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405957?

The complementary color is #594042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405957 color

#405957 rgb(64, 89, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405957 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.9% green and 34.1% blue (64, 89, 87).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#405957 color codes

HEX	`#405957`
RGB	`rgb(64, 89, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.83, -9.86, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.83, 10.04, 190.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.406, 8.923, 10.347)`
Decimal	`4217175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405957, 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 #405957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #405957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405957; }
.text { color: #405957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 89 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405957, #404e59); }

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Questions

What color is #405957?: #405957 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405957?: The RGB value is 64, 89, 87: 64 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405957?: The complementary color is #594042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.