What color is #405F4A?

#405F4A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405F4A?

The RGB value is 64, 95, 74: 64 red, 95 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405F4A?

The complementary color is #5F4055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405F4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405F4A color

#405F4A rgb(64, 95, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #405F4A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 37.3% green and 29% blue (64, 95, 74).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#405F4A color codes

HEX	`#405F4A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 95, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 37.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 33%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 22%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.42, -16.37, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.42, 18.42, 152.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.442, 9.768, 7.971)`
Decimal	`4218698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405F4A, 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 #405F4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405F4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #405F4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405f4a; }
.text { color: #405f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405f4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 95 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405f4a, #405f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #405F4A?: #405F4A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405F4A?: The RGB value is 64, 95, 74: 64 red, 95 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405F4A?: The complementary color is #5F4055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405F4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.