What color is #409387?

#409387 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #409387?

The RGB value is 64, 147, 135: 64 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #409387?

The complementary color is #93404C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #409387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#409387 color

#409387 rgb(64, 147, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #409387 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 57.6% green and 52.9% blue (64, 147, 135).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 39% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#409387 color codes

HEX	`#409387`
RGB	`rgb(64, 147, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 57.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 39%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 56%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.79, -28.18, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.79, 28.21, 182.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.919, 23.705, 26.601)`
Decimal	`4232071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #409387, 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 #409387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#409387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #409387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #409387; }
.text { color: #409387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #409387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 147 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #409387, #407593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #409387?: #409387 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #409387?: The RGB value is 64, 147, 135: 64 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #409387?: The complementary color is #93404C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #409387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.