What color is #407961?

#407961 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #407961?

The RGB value is 64, 121, 97: 64 red, 121 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #407961?

The complementary color is #794058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#407961 color

#407961 rgb(64, 121, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #407961 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 47.5% green and 38% blue (64, 121, 97).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 31% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#407961 color codes

HEX	`#407961`
RGB	`rgb(64, 121, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 47.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 31%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 47%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.48, -24.86, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.48, 25.94, 163.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.108, 15.627, 13.738)`
Decimal	`4225377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #407961, 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 #407961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#407961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #407961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407961; }
.text { color: #407961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 121 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407961, #407579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #407961?: #407961 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #407961?: The RGB value is 64, 121, 97: 64 red, 121 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #407961?: The complementary color is #794058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.