What color is #40705F?

#40705F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40705F?

The RGB value is 64, 112, 95: 64 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40705F?

The complementary color is #704051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40705F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40705F color

#40705F rgb(64, 112, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #40705F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 43.9% green and 37.3% blue (64, 112, 95).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Forest (#317362), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#40705F color codes

HEX	`#40705F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 112, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 43.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 43%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.51, -20.69, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.51, 21.14, 168.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.973, 13.504, 12.905)`
Decimal	`4223071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40705F, 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 #40705F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#40705F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #40705F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40705f; }
.text { color: #40705f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40705f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 112 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40705f, #406970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #40705F?: #40705F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40705F?: The RGB value is 64, 112, 95: 64 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40705F?: The complementary color is #704051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40705F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.