What color is #404B5A?

#404B5A 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 #404B5A?

The RGB value is 64, 75, 90: 64 red, 75 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404B5A?

The complementary color is #5A4F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404B5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404B5A color

#404B5A rgb(64, 75, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404B5A is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 29.4% green and 35.3% blue (64, 75, 90).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#404B5A color codes

HEX	`#404B5A`
RGB	`rgb(64, 75, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 29.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 17%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.49, -0.47, -10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.49, 10.3, 267.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.475, 6.86, 10.654)`
Decimal	`4213594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404B5A, 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 #404B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #404B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404b5a; }
.text { color: #404b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 75 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404b5a, #42405a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #404B5A?: #404B5A 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 #404B5A?: The RGB value is 64, 75, 90: 64 red, 75 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404B5A?: The complementary color is #5A4F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404B5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.