What color is #40433E?

#40433E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40433E?

The RGB value is 64, 67, 62: 64 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40433E?

The complementary color is #413E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40433E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40433E color

#40433E rgb(64, 67, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40433E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 26.3% green and 24.3% blue (64, 67, 62).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 4% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#40433E color codes

HEX	`#40433E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 67, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 26.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 4%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 7%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.99, -2.36, 2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.99, 3.51, 132.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.991, 5.452, 5.346)`
Decimal	`4211518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40433E, 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 #40433E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40433E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #40433E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40433e; }
.text { color: #40433e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40433e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 67 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40433e, #3e433e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #40433E?: #40433E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40433E?: The RGB value is 64, 67, 62: 64 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40433E?: The complementary color is #413E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40433E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.