What color is #404B5D?

#404B5D 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 #404B5D?

The RGB value is 64, 75, 93: 64 red, 75 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404B5D?

The complementary color is #5D5240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404B5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404B5D color

#404B5D rgb(64, 75, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404B5D is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 29.4% green and 36.5% blue (64, 75, 93).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#404B5D color codes

HEX	`#404B5D`
RGB	`rgb(64, 75, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 29.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 19%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.61, 0.37, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.61, 12.02, 271.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.606, 6.912, 11.34)`
Decimal	`4213597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404B5D, 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 #404B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #404B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404b5d; }
.text { color: #404b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 75 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404b5d, #44405d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #404B5D?: #404B5D 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 #404B5D?: The RGB value is 64, 75, 93: 64 red, 75 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404B5D?: The complementary color is #5D5240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404B5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.