What color is #403E41?

#403E41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403E41?

The RGB value is 64, 62, 65: 64 red, 62 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403E41?

The complementary color is #3F413E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403E41 color

#403E41 rgb(64, 62, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403E41 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 24.3% green and 25.5% blue (64, 62, 65).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 2% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#403E41 color codes

HEX	`#403E41`
RGB	`rgb(64, 62, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 24.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 2%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 5%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.5, 1.52, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.5, 2.16, 314.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.791, 4.917, 5.697)`
Decimal	`4210241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403E41, 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 #403E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #403E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403e41; }
.text { color: #403e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 62 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403e41, #413e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #403E41?: #403E41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403E41?: The RGB value is 64, 62, 65: 64 red, 62 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403E41?: The complementary color is #3F413E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.