What color is #404D43?

#404D43 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404D43?

The RGB value is 64, 77, 67: 64 red, 77 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404D43?

The complementary color is #4D404A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404D43 color

#404D43 rgb(64, 77, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404D43 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 30.2% green and 26.3% blue (64, 77, 67).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#404D43 color codes

HEX	`#404D43`
RGB	`rgb(64, 77, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 30.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 17%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.35, -7.48, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.35, 8.58, 150.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.781, 6.803, 6.318)`
Decimal	`4214083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404D43, 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 #404D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #404D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404d43; }
.text { color: #404d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 77 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404d43, #404d4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #404D43?: #404D43 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404D43?: The RGB value is 64, 77, 67: 64 red, 77 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404D43?: The complementary color is #4D404A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.