What color is #40495D?

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

What is the RGB value of #40495D?

The RGB value is 64, 73, 93: 64 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40495D?

The complementary color is #5D5440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40495D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40495D color

#40495D rgb(64, 73, 93)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 28.6% green and 36.5% blue (64, 73, 93).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Silent Sea (#3A4A63), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#40495D color codes

HEX	`#40495D`
RGB	`rgb(64, 73, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 28.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.99, 1.65, -12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.99, 13.07, 277.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.472, 6.645, 11.295)`
Decimal	`4213085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40495D, 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 #40495D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40495D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #40495D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40495d; }
.text { color: #40495d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40495d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 73 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40495d, #45405d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #40495D?: #40495D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40495D?: The RGB value is 64, 73, 93: 64 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40495D?: The complementary color is #5D5440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40495D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.