What color is #407770?

#407770 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #407770?

The RGB value is 64, 119, 112: 64 red, 119 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #407770?

The complementary color is #774047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#407770 color

#407770 rgb(64, 119, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #407770 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 46.7% green and 43.9% blue (64, 119, 112).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#407770 color codes

HEX	`#407770`
RGB	`rgb(64, 119, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 46.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.25, -20.05, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.25, 20.13, 185.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.635, 15.453, 17.696)`
Decimal	`4224880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #407770, 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 #407770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#407770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #407770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407770; }
.text { color: #407770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 119 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407770, #406277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #407770?: #407770 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #407770?: The RGB value is 64, 119, 112: 64 red, 119 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #407770?: The complementary color is #774047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.