What color is #405A56?

#405A56 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 #405A56?

The RGB value is 64, 90, 86: 64 red, 90 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405A56?

The complementary color is #5A4044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405A56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405A56 color

#405A56 rgb(64, 90, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405A56 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 35.3% green and 33.7% blue (64, 90, 86).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#405A56 color codes

HEX	`#405A56`
RGB	`rgb(64, 90, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 35.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.13, -10.7, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.13, 10.74, 184.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.45, 9.074, 10.161)`
Decimal	`4217430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405A56, 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 #405A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #405A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405a56; }
.text { color: #405a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 90 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405a56, #40515a); }

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Questions

What color is #405A56?: #405A56 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 #405A56?: The RGB value is 64, 90, 86: 64 red, 90 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405A56?: The complementary color is #5A4044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405A56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.