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#405E5E Rosemary

#405E5E is a dark, muted turquoise named Rosemary. In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 36.9% green and 36.9% blue (rgb(64, 94, 94)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 19% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. #405E5E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.05:1.

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Variations of #405E5E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#405E5E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#405E5E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #405E5E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #54575E
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A5B5E
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #545C5E
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #54575E
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4F595E
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #35605E
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3C5F5E
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #595959
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #535A5A

#405E5E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.05:1 Very good#405E5E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#405E5E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#405E5E in CSS

/* Rosemary */
.color { color: #405E5E; }
.background { background-color: #405E5E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #405E5E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(64 94 94);
color: hsl(180 19% 31%);
color: oklch(0.459 0.035 196.0);

#405E5E FAQ

What color is #405E5E?

#405E5E is a dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Rosemary. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #405E5E?

#405E5E is rgb(64, 94, 94) in RGB, hsl(180, 19%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 0%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #405E5E?

The complementary color of #405E5E is #5E4040, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #405E5E?

White text has the best contrast on #405E5E: 7.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #405E5E a warm or cool color?

#405E5E is a cool color.