What color is #40414C?

#40414C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40414C?

The RGB value is 64, 65, 76: 64 red, 65 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40414C?

The complementary color is #4C4B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40414C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40414C color

#40414C rgb(64, 65, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40414C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.5% green and 29.8% blue (64, 65, 76).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#40414C color codes

HEX	`#40414C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 65, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 16%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.82, 2.23, -6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.82, 7.13, 288.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.309, 5.392, 7.597)`
Decimal	`4211020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40414C, 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 #40414C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40414C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #40414C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40414c; }
.text { color: #40414c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40414c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 65 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40414c, #45404c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #40414C?: #40414C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40414C?: The RGB value is 64, 65, 76: 64 red, 65 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40414C?: The complementary color is #4C4B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40414C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.