What color is #40414B?

#40414B 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 #40414B?

The RGB value is 64, 65, 75: 64 red, 65 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40414B?

The complementary color is #4B4A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40414B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40414B color

#40414B rgb(64, 65, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40414B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.5% green and 29.4% blue (64, 65, 75).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 8% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#40414B color codes

HEX	`#40414B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 65, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 8%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.79, 1.98, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.79, 6.49, 287.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.274, 5.379, 7.416)`
Decimal	`4211019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40414B, 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 #40414B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40414B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #40414B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40414b; }
.text { color: #40414b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40414b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 65 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40414b, #45404b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #40414B?: #40414B 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 #40414B?: The RGB value is 64, 65, 75: 64 red, 65 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40414B?: The complementary color is #4B4A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40414B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.