What color is #406D71?

#406D71 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #406D71?

The RGB value is 64, 109, 113: 64 red, 109 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #406D71?

The complementary color is #714440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #406D71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#406D71 color

#406D71 rgb(64, 109, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #406D71 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 42.7% green and 44.3% blue (64, 109, 113).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#406D71 color codes

HEX	`#406D71`
RGB	`rgb(64, 109, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 42.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 43%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 4%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.09, -14.31, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.09, 15.98, 206.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.563, 13.219, 17.614)`
Decimal	`4222321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #406D71, 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 #406D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#406D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #406D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #406d71; }
.text { color: #406d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #406d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 109 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #406d71, #405471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #406D71?: #406D71 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #406D71?: The RGB value is 64, 109, 113: 64 red, 109 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #406D71?: The complementary color is #714440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #406D71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.