#40726F Color

#40726F is rgb(64, 114, 111) in RGB, hsl(176, 28%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Myrtle Green (#317873), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#40726F

HEX#40726F

RGBrgb(64, 114, 111)

HSLhsl(176, 28%, 35%)

HSVhsv(176, 44%, 45%)

CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.054 190.6)

LABlab(44.47% -18.23 -3.91)

LCHlch(44.47% 18.64 192.12)

What #40726F 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 #40726F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Myrtle Green#317873ΔE 6.03 Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 6.89 Ming#36747DΔE 7.55 Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 9.53 Skobeloff#007474ΔE 11.06 Peacock#005F5FΔE 11.28

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

#40726F Channel Values

How #40726F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 64 · G 114 · B 111	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 176° · S 28% · L 35%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 176° · S 44% · V 45%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 44% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 55%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.45:1 vs white · 3.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #40726F 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 text5.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #40726F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #40726F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #40726F

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.

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Shades

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How #40726F 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#40726F

Protanopia#6B6B6F

Protanomaly#5D6E6F

Deuteranopia#656570

Deuteranomaly#586A70

Tritanopia#417272

Tritanomaly#407271

Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

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Using #40726F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-40726f: #40726F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #40726F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-40726f': '#40726F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.447, blue: 0.435)

Android XML<color name="color_40726f">#40726F</color>

SVG fillfill="#40726F"

More Teal Colors

#40726F sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#40726F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #40726F?

#40726F is a dark teal — rgb(64, 114, 111) in RGB and hsl(176, 28%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #40726F?

#40726F is rgb(64, 114, 111) — red 64, green 114, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #40726F?

#40726F converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #40726F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #40726F scores 5.45:1 against white and 3.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #40726F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #40726F 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.63, which is visibly different.

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