What color is #40463E?

#40463E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40463E?

The RGB value is 64, 70, 62: 64 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40463E?

The complementary color is #443E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40463E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40463E color

#40463E rgb(64, 70, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40463E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.5% green and 24.3% blue (64, 70, 62).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 6% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#40463E color codes

HEX	`#40463E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 70, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 27.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 6%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 11%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.95, -4.25, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.95, 5.83, 136.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.174, 5.818, 5.407)`
Decimal	`4212286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40463E, 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 #40463E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40463E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #40463E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40463e; }
.text { color: #40463e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40463e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 70 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40463e, #3e4640); }

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Questions

What color is #40463E?: #40463E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40463E?: The RGB value is 64, 70, 62: 64 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40463E?: The complementary color is #443E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40463E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.