What color is #404243?

#404243 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Metropolitan Silhouette. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404243?

The RGB value is 64, 66, 67: 64 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404243?

The complementary color is #434140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404243?

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.

#404243 color

#404243 rgb(64, 66, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404243 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.9% green and 26.3% blue (64, 66, 67).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 2% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Metropolitan Silhouette (#3E4244), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#404243 color codes

HEX	`#404243`
RGB	`rgb(64, 66, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 2%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 4%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.82, -0.61, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.82, 1.08, 236.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.075, 5.392, 6.082)`
Decimal	`4211267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404243, 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 #404243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404243 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 #404243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404243; }
.text { color: #404243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 66 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404243, #404143); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #404243?: #404243 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Metropolitan Silhouette. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404243?: The RGB value is 64, 66, 67: 64 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404243?: The complementary color is #434140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404243?: 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.