What color is #403E47?

#403E47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403E47?

The RGB value is 64, 62, 71: 64 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403E47?

The complementary color is #45473E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403E47 color

#403E47 rgb(64, 62, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #403E47 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 24.3% green and 27.8% blue (64, 62, 71).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#403E47 color codes

HEX	`#403E47`
RGB	`rgb(64, 62, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 24.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 13%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.71, 2.94, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.71, 5.95, 299.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.974, 4.99, 6.661)`
Decimal	`4210247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403E47, 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 #403E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #403E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403e47; }
.text { color: #403e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 62 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403e47, #453e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #403E47?: #403E47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403E47?: The RGB value is 64, 62, 71: 64 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403E47?: The complementary color is #45473E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.