What color is #404351?

#404351 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 #404351?

The RGB value is 64, 67, 81: 64 red, 67 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404351?

The complementary color is #514E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404351?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404351 color

#404351 rgb(64, 67, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404351 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 26.3% green and 31.8% blue (64, 67, 81).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Madonna (#3F4250), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#404351 color codes

HEX	`#404351`
RGB	`rgb(64, 67, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 26.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 21%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.64, 2.23, -8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.64, 9.08, 284.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.606, 5.698, 8.587)`
Decimal	`4211537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404351, 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 #404351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #404351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404351; }
.text { color: #404351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 67 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404351, #464051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #404351?: #404351 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 #404351?: The RGB value is 64, 67, 81: 64 red, 67 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404351?: The complementary color is #514E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404351?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.