Palettes / Colors / #407D4E

#407D4E — Muted Green

#407D4E is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #407D4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#407D4E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7D406E; it also sits naturally between #507D40 and #407D6C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 25% · Green 49% · Blue 31%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 51%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #407D4E

.text { color: #407D4E; }
.background { background-color: #407D4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #407D4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 125, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(134, 32%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #407D4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 125, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #407D4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 125, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#407D4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#407D4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7D406E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #407D4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #407D4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #407D4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #407D4E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #407D4E?

#407D4E is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 64, 125, 78). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #407D4E?

#407D4E is RGB 64, 125, 78 — HSL 134°, 32%, 37% — CMYK 49%, 0%, 38%, 51%.

What colors go with #407D4E?

Its complement is #7D406E; analogous partners are #507D40 and #407D6C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #407D4E for text?

White text on #407D4E has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.26:1.