What color is #404643?

#404643 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404643?

The RGB value is 64, 70, 67: 64 red, 70 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404643?

The complementary color is #464043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404643?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404643 color

#404643 rgb(64, 70, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404643 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.5% green and 26.3% blue (64, 70, 67).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 4% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Sky (#444B4A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#404643 color codes

HEX	`#404643`
RGB	`rgb(64, 70, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 27.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 4%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.1, -3.15, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.1, 3.29, 163.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.317, 5.875, 6.163)`
Decimal	`4212291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404643, 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 #404643	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404643 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #404643 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404643; }
.text { color: #404643; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404643; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 70 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404643, #404646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #404643?: #404643 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404643?: The RGB value is 64, 70, 67: 64 red, 70 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404643?: The complementary color is #464043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404643?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.