What color is #406458?

#406458 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #406458?

The RGB value is 64, 100, 88: 64 red, 100 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #406458?

The complementary color is #64404C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #406458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#406458 color

#406458 rgb(64, 100, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #406458 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 39.2% green and 34.5% blue (64, 100, 88).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#406458 color codes

HEX	`#406458`
RGB	`rgb(64, 100, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 39.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 36%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 12%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.43, -15.9, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.43, 16.13, 170.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.432, 10.908, 10.892)`
Decimal	`4219992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #406458, 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 #406458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#406458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #406458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #406458; }
.text { color: #406458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #406458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 100 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #406458, #405e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #406458?: #406458 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #406458?: The RGB value is 64, 100, 88: 64 red, 100 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #406458?: The complementary color is #64404C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #406458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.