What color is #407F52?

#407F52 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 #407F52?

The RGB value is 64, 127, 82: 64 red, 127 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #407F52?

The complementary color is #7F406D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#407F52 color

#407F52 rgb(64, 127, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #407F52 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 49.8% green and 32.2% blue (64, 127, 82).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 33% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#407F52 color codes

HEX	`#407F52`
RGB	`rgb(64, 127, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 49.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 33%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 50%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, -30.99, 18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 36.04, 149.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.226, 16.877, 10.647)`
Decimal	`4226898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #407F52, 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 #407F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#407F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #407F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407f52; }
.text { color: #407f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 127 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407f52, #407f71); }

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Questions

What color is #407F52?: #407F52 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 #407F52?: The RGB value is 64, 127, 82: 64 red, 127 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #407F52?: The complementary color is #7F406D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.