What color is #405B52?

#405B52 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405B52?

The RGB value is 64, 91, 82: 64 red, 91 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405B52?

The complementary color is #5B4049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405B52 color

#405B52 rgb(64, 91, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405B52 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 35.7% green and 32.2% blue (64, 91, 82).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#405B52 color codes

HEX	`#405B52`
RGB	`rgb(64, 91, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 35.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.33, -12.27, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.33, 12.43, 171)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.378, 9.181, 9.364)`
Decimal	`4217682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405B52, 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 #405B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #405B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405b52; }
.text { color: #405b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 91 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405b52, #40575b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #405B52?: #405B52 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405B52?: The RGB value is 64, 91, 82: 64 red, 91 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405B52?: The complementary color is #5B4049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.