What color is #403839?

#403839 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403839?

The RGB value is 64, 56, 57: 64 red, 56 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403839?

The complementary color is #38403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403839 color

#403839 rgb(64, 56, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403839 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22% green and 22.4% blue (64, 56, 57).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 7% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is After Dark (#3C3535), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#403839 color codes

HEX	`#403839`
RGB	`rgb(64, 56, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 7%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 13%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.37, 3.71, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.37, 3.77, 10.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.267, 4.214, 4.459)`
Decimal	`4208697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403839, 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 #403839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #403839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403839; }
.text { color: #403839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 56 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403839, #403b38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #403839?: #403839 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403839?: The RGB value is 64, 56, 57: 64 red, 56 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403839?: The complementary color is #38403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.