What color is #404348?

#404348 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404348?

The RGB value is 64, 67, 72: 64 red, 67 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404348?

The complementary color is #484540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404348?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404348 color

#404348 rgb(64, 67, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404348 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 26.3% green and 28.2% blue (64, 67, 72).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Stargazing (#414549), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#404348 color codes

HEX	`#404348`
RGB	`rgb(64, 67, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 26.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 11%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.31, -0.06, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.31, 3.45, 268.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.291, 5.572, 6.926)`
Decimal	`4211528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404348, 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 #404348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #404348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404348; }
.text { color: #404348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 67 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404348, #414048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #404348?: #404348 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404348?: The RGB value is 64, 67, 72: 64 red, 67 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404348?: The complementary color is #484540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404348?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.