What color is #40745B?

#40745B 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 #40745B?

The RGB value is 64, 116, 91: 64 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40745B?

The complementary color is #744059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40745B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40745B color

#40745B rgb(64, 116, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #40745B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 45.5% green and 35.7% blue (64, 116, 91).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#40745B color codes

HEX	`#40745B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 116, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 45.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 45%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, -23.71, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 25.17, 160.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.247, 14.335, 12.123)`
Decimal	`4224091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40745B, 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 #40745B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#40745B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #40745B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40745b; }
.text { color: #40745b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40745b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 116 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40745b, #407374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #40745B?: #40745B 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 #40745B?: The RGB value is 64, 116, 91: 64 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40745B?: The complementary color is #744059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40745B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.