What color is #404350?

#404350 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404350?

The RGB value is 64, 67, 80: 64 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404350?

The complementary color is #504D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404350 color

#404350 rgb(64, 67, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404350 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 26.3% green and 31.4% blue (64, 67, 80).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Madonna (#3F4250), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#404350 color codes

HEX	`#404350`
RGB	`rgb(64, 67, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 26.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 20%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.6, 1.96, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.6, 8.45, 283.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.569, 5.683, 8.391)`
Decimal	`4211536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404350, 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 #404350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #404350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404350; }
.text { color: #404350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 67 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404350, #454050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #404350?: #404350 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404350?: The RGB value is 64, 67, 80: 64 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404350?: The complementary color is #504D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.