What color is #40424B?

#40424B 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 #40424B?

The RGB value is 64, 66, 75: 64 red, 66 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40424B?

The complementary color is #4B4940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40424B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40424B color

#40424B rgb(64, 66, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40424B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.9% green and 29.4% blue (64, 66, 75).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 8% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#40424B color codes

HEX	`#40424B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 66, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 8%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.1, 1.33, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.1, 5.86, 283.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.332, 5.494, 7.435)`
Decimal	`4211275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40424B, 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 #40424B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40424B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #40424B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40424b; }
.text { color: #40424b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40424b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 66 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40424b, #43404b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #40424B?: #40424B 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 #40424B?: The RGB value is 64, 66, 75: 64 red, 66 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40424B?: The complementary color is #4B4940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40424B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.