What color is #404141?

#404141 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404141?

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

What is the complementary color of #404141?

The complementary color is #414040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404141 color

#404141 rgb(64, 65, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404141 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Panther (#424242), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#404141 color codes

HEX	`#404141`
RGB	`rgb(64, 65, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.44, -0.42, -0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.44, 0.44, 199.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.959, 5.252, 5.753)`
Decimal	`4211009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404141, 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 #404141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #404141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404141; }
.text { color: #404141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 65 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404141, #404141); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #404141?: #404141 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404141?: The RGB value is 64, 65, 65: 64 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404141?: The complementary color is #414040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.