What color is #409E73?

#409E73 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #409E73?

The RGB value is 64, 158, 115: 64 red, 158 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #409E73?

The complementary color is #9E406B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #409E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#409E73 color

#409E73 rgb(64, 158, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #409E73 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 62% green and 45.1% blue (64, 158, 115).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 42% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#409E73 color codes

HEX	`#409E73`
RGB	`rgb(64, 158, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 62%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 42%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 59%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.77, -38.19, 14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.77, 40.8, 159.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.434, 26.78, 20.467)`
Decimal	`4234867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #409E73, 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 #409E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#409E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #409E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #409e73; }
.text { color: #409e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #409e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 158 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #409e73, #409a9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #409E73?: #409E73 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #409E73?: The RGB value is 64, 158, 115: 64 red, 158 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #409E73?: The complementary color is #9E406B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #409E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.