What color is #405A5E?

#405A5E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405A5E?

The RGB value is 64, 90, 94: 64 red, 90 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405A5E?

The complementary color is #5E4440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405A5E color

#405A5E rgb(64, 90, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405A5E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 35.3% green and 36.9% blue (64, 90, 94).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#405A5E color codes

HEX	`#405A5E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 90, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 35.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 4%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, -8.61, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 10.19, 212.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.79, 9.21, 11.955)`
Decimal	`4217438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405A5E, 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 #405A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #405A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405a5e; }
.text { color: #405a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 90 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405a5e, #404b5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #405A5E?: #405A5E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405A5E?: The RGB value is 64, 90, 94: 64 red, 90 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405A5E?: The complementary color is #5E4440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.