What color is #407B5F?

#407B5F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #407B5F?

The RGB value is 64, 123, 95: 64 red, 123 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #407B5F?

The complementary color is #7B405C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#407B5F color

#407B5F rgb(64, 123, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #407B5F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 48.2% green and 37.3% blue (64, 123, 95).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 32% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#407B5F color codes

HEX	`#407B5F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 123, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 48.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 32%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 48%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.08, -26.32, 9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.08, 27.96, 160.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.262, 16.081, 13.335)`
Decimal	`4225887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #407B5F, 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 #407B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#407B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #407B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407b5f; }
.text { color: #407b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 123 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407b5f, #40797b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #407B5F?: #407B5F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #407B5F?: The RGB value is 64, 123, 95: 64 red, 123 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #407B5F?: The complementary color is #7B405C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.