What color is #407A65?

#407A65 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 #407A65?

The RGB value is 64, 122, 101: 64 red, 122 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #407A65?

The complementary color is #7A4055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407A65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#407A65 color

#407A65 rgb(64, 122, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #407A65 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 47.8% green and 39.6% blue (64, 122, 101).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 31% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#407A65 color codes

HEX	`#407A65`
RGB	`rgb(64, 122, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 47.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 31%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 48%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 17%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.91, -24.41, 5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.91, 25.06, 166.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.422, 15.948, 14.786)`
Decimal	`4225637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #407A65, 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 #407A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#407A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #407A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407a65; }
.text { color: #407a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 122 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407a65, #40727a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #407A65?: #407A65 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 #407A65?: The RGB value is 64, 122, 101: 64 red, 122 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #407A65?: The complementary color is #7A4055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407A65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.