What color is #404160?

#404160 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404160?

The RGB value is 64, 65, 96: 64 red, 65 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404160?

The complementary color is #605F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404160 color

#404160 rgb(64, 65, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #404160 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.5% green and 37.6% blue (64, 65, 96).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#404160 color codes

HEX	`#404160`
RGB	`rgb(64, 65, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 32%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.68, 7.76, -18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.68, 20, 292.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.115, 5.715, 11.845)`
Decimal	`4211040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404160, 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 #404160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #404160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404160; }
.text { color: #404160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 65 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404160, #4f4060); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #404160?: #404160 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404160?: The RGB value is 64, 65, 96: 64 red, 65 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404160?: The complementary color is #605F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.