What color is #40495C?

#40495C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40495C?

The RGB value is 64, 73, 92: 64 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40495C?

The complementary color is #5C5340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40495C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40495C color

#40495C rgb(64, 73, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40495C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 28.6% green and 36.1% blue (64, 73, 92).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Silent Sea (#3A4A63), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#40495C color codes

HEX	`#40495C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 73, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 28.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.94, 1.37, -12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.94, 12.47, 276.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.428, 6.628, 11.064)`
Decimal	`4213084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40495C, 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 #40495C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40495C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #40495C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40495c; }
.text { color: #40495c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40495c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 73 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40495c, #45405c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #40495C?: #40495C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40495C?: The RGB value is 64, 73, 92: 64 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40495C?: The complementary color is #5C5340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40495C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.