What color is #404050?

#404050 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404050?

The RGB value is 64, 64, 80: 64 red, 64 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404050?

The complementary color is #505040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404050 color

#404050 rgb(64, 64, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404050 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.1% green and 31.4% blue (64, 64, 80).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Madonna (#3F4250), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#404050 color codes

HEX	`#404050`
RGB	`rgb(64, 64, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 20%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.67, 3.92, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.67, 10.39, 292.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.395, 5.336, 8.334)`
Decimal	`4210768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404050, 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 #404050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #404050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404050; }
.text { color: #404050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 64 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404050, #484050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #404050?: #404050 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404050?: The RGB value is 64, 64, 80: 64 red, 64 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404050?: The complementary color is #505040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.