What color is #407E5B?

#407E5B 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 #407E5B?

The RGB value is 64, 126, 91: 64 red, 126 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #407E5B?

The complementary color is #7E4063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407E5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#407E5B color

#407E5B rgb(64, 126, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #407E5B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 49.4% green and 35.7% blue (64, 126, 91).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 33% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#407E5B color codes

HEX	`#407E5B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 126, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 49.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 33%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 49%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.96, -28.68, 13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.96, 31.49, 155.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.463, 16.766, 12.528)`
Decimal	`4226651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #407E5B, 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 #407E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#407E5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #407E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407e5b; }
.text { color: #407e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 126 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407e5b, #407e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #407E5B?: #407E5B 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 #407E5B?: The RGB value is 64, 126, 91: 64 red, 126 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #407E5B?: The complementary color is #7E4063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407E5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.