What color is #40655F?

#40655F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40655F?

The RGB value is 64, 101, 95: 64 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40655F?

The complementary color is #654046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40655F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40655F color

#40655F rgb(64, 101, 95)

Shades of teal

The hex color #40655F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 39.6% green and 37.3% blue (64, 101, 95).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#40655F color codes

HEX	`#40655F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 101, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 39.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 37%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.95, -14.7, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.95, 14.72, 183.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.833, 11.223, 12.525)`
Decimal	`4220255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40655F, 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 #40655F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#40655F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #40655F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40655f; }
.text { color: #40655f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40655f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 101 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40655f, #405865); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #40655F?: #40655F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40655F?: The RGB value is 64, 101, 95: 64 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40655F?: The complementary color is #654046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40655F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.