What color is #403A48?

#403A48 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403A48?

The RGB value is 64, 58, 72: 64 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403A48?

The complementary color is #42483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403A48 color

#403A48 rgb(64, 58, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403A48 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22.7% green and 28.2% blue (64, 58, 72).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#403A48 color codes

HEX	`#403A48`
RGB	`rgb(64, 58, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 19%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.52, 5.83, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.52, 9.6, 307.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.797, 4.584, 6.762)`
Decimal	`4209224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403A48, 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 #403A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #403A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403a48; }
.text { color: #403a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 58 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403a48, #473a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #403A48?: #403A48 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403A48?: The RGB value is 64, 58, 72: 64 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403A48?: The complementary color is #42483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.