Information about #406F6F color
Basic facts about this digital color
A moderately toned aqua cyan, #406F6F occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Vintage Teal (#3B7577). Slightly further away sit Dark Green Copper (#4A766E) and Faded Jade (#427977).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(64, 111, 111)), which gives #406F6F its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #406F6F: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#406F6F color variations
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#406F6F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#406F6F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#406F6F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#406F6F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#406F6F color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #406F6F color
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Nearest named colors to #406F6F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3B7577
#4A766E
#427977
#486C7A
#496569
#4A646C
#346672
#4F6971
#4F6D69
#4D646C
#496267
#36747D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#406F6F
- RGB64, 111, 111
- CMYK18, 0, 0, 56
- CSSrgb(64, 111, 111)
- HSL180°, 27%, 34%
- HSL Precise180°, 26.857%, 34.314%
- HSV180°, 42%, 44%
- HSB180°, 42%, 44%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
- GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.435, 0.435)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.435, 0.435, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.435, 0.435)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID406F6F
- DECIMAL ID4222831
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
