What color is #404D49?

#404D49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404D49?

The RGB value is 64, 77, 73: 64 red, 77 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404D49?

The complementary color is #4D4044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404D49 color

#404D49 rgb(64, 77, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404D49 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 30.2% green and 28.6% blue (64, 77, 73).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Urban Chic (#424C4A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#404D49 color codes

HEX	`#404D49`
RGB	`rgb(64, 77, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 30.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 17%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.53, -6.11, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.53, 6.14, 174)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.971, 6.879, 7.315)`
Decimal	`4214089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404D49, 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 #404D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #404D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404d49; }
.text { color: #404d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 77 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404d49, #404a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #404D49?: #404D49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404D49?: The RGB value is 64, 77, 73: 64 red, 77 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404D49?: The complementary color is #4D4044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.