What color is #407D52?

#407D52 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 #407D52?

The RGB value is 64, 125, 82: 64 red, 125 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #407D52?

The complementary color is #7D406B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#407D52 color

#407D52 rgb(64, 125, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #407D52 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 49% green and 32.2% blue (64, 125, 82).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 32% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#407D52 color codes

HEX	`#407D52`
RGB	`rgb(64, 125, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 49%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 32%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 49%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 34%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.45, -30.05, 17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.45, 34.78, 149.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.97, 16.366, 10.562)`
Decimal	`4226386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #407D52, 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 #407D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#407D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #407D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407d52; }
.text { color: #407d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 125 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407d52, #407d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #407D52?: #407D52 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 #407D52?: The RGB value is 64, 125, 82: 64 red, 125 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #407D52?: The complementary color is #7D406B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.