What color is #409D95?

#409D95 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #409D95?

The RGB value is 64, 157, 149: 64 red, 157 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #409D95?

The complementary color is #9D4048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #409D95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#409D95 color

#409D95 rgb(64, 157, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #409D95 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 61.6% green and 58.4% blue (64, 157, 149).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 42% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#409D95 color codes

HEX	`#409D95`
RGB	`rgb(64, 157, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 61.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 42%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 59%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 5%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, -29.27, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 29.55, 187.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.594, 27.372, 32.679)`
Decimal	`4234645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #409D95, 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 #409D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#409D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #409D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #409d95; }
.text { color: #409d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #409d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 157 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #409d95, #40769d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #409D95?: #409D95 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #409D95?: The RGB value is 64, 157, 149: 64 red, 157 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #409D95?: The complementary color is #9D4048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #409D95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.