What color is #403641?

#403641 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403641?

The RGB value is 64, 54, 65: 64 red, 54 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403641?

The complementary color is #374136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403641 color

#403641 rgb(64, 54, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403641 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 21.2% green and 25.5% blue (64, 54, 65).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#403641 color codes

HEX	`#403641`
RGB	`rgb(64, 54, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 21.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 17%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.03, 6.81, -5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.03, 8.56, 322.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.388, 4.11, 5.562)`
Decimal	`4208193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403641, 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 #403641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #403641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403641; }
.text { color: #403641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 54 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403641, #41363d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #403641?: #403641 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403641?: The RGB value is 64, 54, 65: 64 red, 54 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403641?: The complementary color is #374136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.