What color is #404048?

#404048 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404048?

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

What is the complementary color of #404048?

The complementary color is #484840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404048?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404048 color

#404048 rgb(64, 64, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404048 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#404048 color codes

HEX	`#404048`
RGB	`rgb(64, 64, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.37, 1.88, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.37, 5.2, 291.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.117, 5.225, 6.868)`
Decimal	`4210760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404048, 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 #404048	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404048 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #404048 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404048; }
.text { color: #404048; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404048; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 64 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404048, #444048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #404048?: #404048 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404048?: The RGB value is 64, 64, 72: 64 red, 64 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404048?: The complementary color is #484840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404048?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.