What color is #404149?

#404149 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 #404149?

The RGB value is 64, 65, 73: 64 red, 65 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404149?

The complementary color is #494840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404149 color

#404149 rgb(64, 65, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404149 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.5% green and 28.6% blue (64, 65, 73).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 7% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#404149 color codes

HEX	`#404149`
RGB	`rgb(64, 65, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 7%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 12%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.71, 1.48, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.71, 5.2, 286.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.207, 5.352, 7.061)`
Decimal	`4211017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404149, 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 #404149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #404149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404149; }
.text { color: #404149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 65 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404149, #444049); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #404149?: #404149 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 #404149?: The RGB value is 64, 65, 73: 64 red, 65 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404149?: The complementary color is #494840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.