What color is #406D73?

#406D73 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 #406D73?

The RGB value is 64, 109, 115: 64 red, 109 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #406D73?

The complementary color is #734640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #406D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#406D73 color

#406D73 rgb(64, 109, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #406D73 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 42.7% green and 45.1% blue (64, 109, 115).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#406D73 color codes

HEX	`#406D73`
RGB	`rgb(64, 109, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 42.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 44%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 5%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.16, -13.75, -8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.16, 16.01, 210.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.676, 13.264, 18.214)`
Decimal	`4222323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #406D73, 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 #406D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#406D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #406D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #406d73; }
.text { color: #406d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #406d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 109 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #406d73, #405473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #406D73?: #406D73 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 #406D73?: The RGB value is 64, 109, 115: 64 red, 109 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #406D73?: The complementary color is #734640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #406D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.