What color is #409074?

#409074 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #409074?

The RGB value is 64, 144, 116: 64 red, 144 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #409074?

The complementary color is #90405C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #409074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#409074 color

#409074 rgb(64, 144, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #409074 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 56.5% green and 45.5% blue (64, 144, 116).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 38% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#409074 color codes

HEX	`#409074`
RGB	`rgb(64, 144, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 56.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 38%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 56%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.34, -31.56, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.34, 32.45, 166.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.239, 22.296, 20.02)`
Decimal	`4231284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #409074, 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 #409074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#409074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	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 #409074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #409074; }
.text { color: #409074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #409074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 144 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #409074, #408490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #409074?: #409074 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #409074?: The RGB value is 64, 144, 116: 64 red, 144 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #409074?: The complementary color is #90405C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #409074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.