What color is #405A49?

#405A49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405A49?

The RGB value is 64, 90, 73: 64 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405A49?

The complementary color is #5A4051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405A49?

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.

#405A49 color

#405A49 rgb(64, 90, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #405A49 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 35.3% green and 28.6% blue (64, 90, 73).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#405A49 color codes

HEX	`#405A49`
RGB	`rgb(64, 90, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 35.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, -13.78, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 15.33, 154.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.973, 8.883, 7.649)`
Decimal	`4217417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405A49, 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 #405A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405A49 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 #405A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405a49; }
.text { color: #405a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 90 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405a49, #405a56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #405A49?: #405A49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405A49?: The RGB value is 64, 90, 73: 64 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405A49?: The complementary color is #5A4051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405A49?: 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.