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#406B7D Color

#406B7D is rgb(64, 107, 125) in RGB, hsl(198, 32%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 14%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#406B7D
HEX#406B7D
RGBrgb(64, 107, 125)
HSLhsl(198, 32%, 37%)
HSVhsv(198, 49%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 14%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.056 226.7)
LABlab(42.65% -11.54 -14.99)
LCHlch(42.65% 18.92 232.41)

What #406B7D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #406B7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Blue#367588ΔE 6.19Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 7.29Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 8.08Ming#36747DΔE 8.38Cadet#536872ΔE 8.48Black Coral#54626FΔE 10.33

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#406B7D Channel Values

How #406B7D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 64 · G 107 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 198° · S 32% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 198° · S 49% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.81:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #406B7D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #406B7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #406B7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #406B7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#406B7D
Complementary
#7D5240
Analogous
#407D70
Analogous
#404C7D
Triadic
#7D406A
Triadic
#6A7D40
Split comp.
#7D404C
Split comp.
#7D7040

Tints & Shades of #406B7D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#50849B
#6499AF
#82ADBF
#A1C1CE
#BFD5DE
#DAE7EC

Shades

#375C6C
#31515E
#28424D
#1F343D
#17252C
#101A1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #406B7D.

How #406B7D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#406B7D
Protanopia#65657D
Protanomaly#59687D
Deuteranopia#5F5F7E
Deuteranomaly#54647D
Tritanopia#3B6D6D
Tritanomaly#3D6C74
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #406B7D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-406b7d: #406B7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #406B7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-406b7d': '#406B7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.420, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_406b7d">#406B7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#406B7D"

More Teal Colors

#406B7D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#406B7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #406B7D?

#406B7D is a dark teal — rgb(64, 107, 125) in RGB and hsl(198, 32%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #406B7D?

#406B7D is rgb(64, 107, 125) — red 64, green 107, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #406B7D?

#406B7D converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 14%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #406B7D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #406B7D scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #406B7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #406B7D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 13.68, which is visibly different.

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