What color is #405D4E?

#405D4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405D4E?

The RGB value is 64, 93, 78: 64 red, 93 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405D4E?

The complementary color is #5D404F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405D4E color

#405D4E rgb(64, 93, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #405D4E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 36.5% green and 30.6% blue (64, 93, 78).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#405D4E color codes

HEX	`#405D4E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 93, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 36.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 16%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.87, -14.36, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.87, 15.27, 160.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.403, 9.468, 8.644)`
Decimal	`4218190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405D4E, 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 #405D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #405D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405d4e; }
.text { color: #405d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 93 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405d4e, #405d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #405D4E?: #405D4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405D4E?: The RGB value is 64, 93, 78: 64 red, 93 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405D4E?: The complementary color is #5D404F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.