What color is #40424D?

#40424D 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 #40424D?

The RGB value is 64, 66, 77: 64 red, 66 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40424D?

The complementary color is #4D4B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40424D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40424D color

#40424D rgb(64, 66, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40424D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.9% green and 30.2% blue (64, 66, 77).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#40424D color codes

HEX	`#40424D`
RGB	`rgb(64, 66, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 25.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 17%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.17, 1.83, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.17, 7.15, 284.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.402, 5.522, 7.801)`
Decimal	`4211277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40424D, 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 #40424D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40424D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #40424D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40424d; }
.text { color: #40424d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40424d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 66 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40424d, #44404d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #40424D?: #40424D 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 #40424D?: The RGB value is 64, 66, 77: 64 red, 66 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40424D?: The complementary color is #4D4B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40424D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.