What color is #404A40?

#404A40 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404A40?

The RGB value is 64, 74, 64: 64 red, 74 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404A40?

The complementary color is #4A404A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404A40 color

#404A40 rgb(64, 74, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404A40 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 29% green and 25.1% blue (64, 74, 64).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 7% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#404A40 color codes

HEX	`#404A40`
RGB	`rgb(64, 74, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 29%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 7%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 14%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 14%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.3, -6.3, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.3, 7.82, 143.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.488, 6.358, 5.787)`
Decimal	`4213312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404A40, 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 #404A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #404A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404a40; }
.text { color: #404a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 74 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404a40, #404a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #404A40?: #404A40 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404A40?: The RGB value is 64, 74, 64: 64 red, 74 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404A40?: The complementary color is #4A404A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.