What color is #407557?

#407557 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #407557?

The RGB value is 64, 117, 87: 64 red, 117 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #407557?

The complementary color is #75405E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#407557 color

#407557 rgb(64, 117, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #407557 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 45.9% green and 34.1% blue (64, 117, 87).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#407557 color codes

HEX	`#407557`
RGB	`rgb(64, 117, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 45.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 45%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.94, -25.11, 11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.94, 27.47, 156.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.195, 14.5, 11.277)`
Decimal	`4224343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #407557, 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 #407557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#407557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #407557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407557; }
.text { color: #407557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 117 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407557, #407572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #407557?: #407557 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #407557?: The RGB value is 64, 117, 87: 64 red, 117 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #407557?: The complementary color is #75405E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.