What color is #40353C?

#40353C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Void Wellness Coach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40353C?

The RGB value is 64, 53, 60: 64 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40353C?

The complementary color is #354039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40353C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40353C color

#40353C rgb(64, 53, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40353C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 20.8% green and 23.5% blue (64, 53, 60).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Void Wellness Coach (#41373A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#40353C color codes

HEX	`#40353C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 53, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 20.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 17%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.55, 6.35, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.55, 6.84, 338.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.203, 3.963, 4.818)`
Decimal	`4207932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40353C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #40353C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40353C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #40353C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40353c; }
.text { color: #40353c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40353c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 53 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40353c, #403537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #40353C?: #40353C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Void Wellness Coach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40353C?: The RGB value is 64, 53, 60: 64 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40353C?: The complementary color is #354039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40353C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.