What color is #406E57?

#406E57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #406E57?

The RGB value is 64, 110, 87: 64 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #406E57?

The complementary color is #6E4057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #406E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#406E57 color

#406E57 rgb(64, 110, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #406E57 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 43.1% green and 34.1% blue (64, 110, 87).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 26% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#406E57 color codes

HEX	`#406E57`
RGB	`rgb(64, 110, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 43.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 26%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 42%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 21%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.66, -21.52, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.66, 22.94, 159.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.41, 12.929, 11.015)`
Decimal	`4222551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #406E57, 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 #406E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#406E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #406E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #406e57; }
.text { color: #406e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #406e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 110 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #406e57, #406e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #406E57?: #406E57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #406E57?: The RGB value is 64, 110, 87: 64 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #406E57?: The complementary color is #6E4057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #406E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.