What color is #405E76?

#405E76 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Stellar. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405E76?

The RGB value is 64, 94, 118: 64 red, 94 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405E76?

The complementary color is #765840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405E76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405E76 color

#405E76 rgb(64, 94, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #405E76 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 36.9% green and 46.3% blue (64, 94, 118).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Stellar (#46647E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#405E76 color codes

HEX	`#405E76`
RGB	`rgb(64, 94, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 36.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 46%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 20%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.56, -4.05, -17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.56, 17.48, 256.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.386, 10.403, 18.649)`
Decimal	`4218486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405E76, 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 #405E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#405E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #405E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405e76; }
.text { color: #405e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 94 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405e76, #404376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #405E76?: #405E76 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Stellar. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405E76?: The RGB value is 64, 94, 118: 64 red, 94 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405E76?: The complementary color is #765840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405E76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.