What color is #403743?

#403743 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 #403743?

The RGB value is 64, 55, 67: 64 red, 55 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403743?

The complementary color is #3A4337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403743 color

#403743 rgb(64, 55, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403743 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 21.6% green and 26.3% blue (64, 55, 67).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 10% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#403743 color codes

HEX	`#403743`
RGB	`rgb(64, 55, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 21.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 10%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 18%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 18%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.41, 6.61, -5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.41, 8.9, 317.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.494, 4.228, 5.888)`
Decimal	`4208451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403743, 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 #403743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #403743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403743; }
.text { color: #403743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 55 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403743, #433740); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #403743?: #403743 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 #403743?: The RGB value is 64, 55, 67: 64 red, 55 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403743?: The complementary color is #3A4337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.