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#408772 Color

#408772 is rgb(64, 135, 114) in RGB, hsl(162, 36%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 16%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian (#40826D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#408772
HEX#408772
RGBrgb(64, 135, 114)
HSLhsl(162, 36%, 39%)
HSVhsv(162, 53%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 16%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.079 171.7)
LABlab(51.30% -27.46 4.17)
LCHlch(51.30% 27.77 171.37)

What #408772 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 #408772, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#408772 Channel Values

How #408772 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 135 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 36% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 53% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #408772 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #408772

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #408772; 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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Tints & Shades of #408772

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

Shades

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How #408772 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#408772
Protanopia#7E7E72
Protanomaly#6B8272
Deuteranopia#757574
Deuteranomaly#647D73
Tritanopia#468585
Tritanomaly#43867E
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #408772 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-408772: #408772;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #408772;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-408772': '#408772' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.529, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_408772">#408772</color>
SVG fillfill="#408772"

More Green Colors

#408772 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#408772 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #408772?

#408772 is a dark green — rgb(64, 135, 114) in RGB and hsl(162, 36%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian (#40826D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.2.

What is the RGB value of #408772?

#408772 is rgb(64, 135, 114) — red 64, green 135, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #408772?

#408772 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 16%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #408772 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #408772 scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #408772 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #408772 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 13.87, which is visibly different.

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