What color is #405B45?

#405B45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405B45?

The RGB value is 64, 91, 69: 64 red, 91 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405B45?

The complementary color is #5B4056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405B45 color

#405B45 rgb(64, 91, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #405B45 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 35.7% green and 27.1% blue (64, 91, 69).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#405B45 color codes

HEX	`#405B45`
RGB	`rgb(64, 91, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 35.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.99, -15.21, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.99, 17.94, 147.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.929, 9.002, 7.001)`
Decimal	`4217669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405B45, 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 #405B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #405B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405b45; }
.text { color: #405b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 91 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405b45, #405b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #405B45?: #405B45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405B45?: The RGB value is 64, 91, 69: 64 red, 91 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405B45?: The complementary color is #5B4056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.