What color is #404B58?

#404B58 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404B58?

The RGB value is 64, 75, 88: 64 red, 75 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404B58?

The complementary color is #584D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404B58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404B58 color

#404B58 rgb(64, 75, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404B58 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 29.4% green and 34.5% blue (64, 75, 88).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#404B58 color codes

HEX	`#404B58`
RGB	`rgb(64, 75, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 29.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 15%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.41, -1.02, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.41, 9.19, 263.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.391, 6.827, 10.212)`
Decimal	`4213592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404B58, 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 #404B58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404B58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #404B58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404b58; }
.text { color: #404b58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404b58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 75 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404b58, #414058); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #404B58?: #404B58 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404B58?: The RGB value is 64, 75, 88: 64 red, 75 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404B58?: The complementary color is #584D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404B58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.