What color is #404E43?

#404E43 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 #404E43?

The RGB value is 64, 78, 67: 64 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404E43?

The complementary color is #4E404B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404E43 color

#404E43 rgb(64, 78, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404E43 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 30.6% green and 26.3% blue (64, 78, 67).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 10% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#404E43 color codes

HEX	`#404E43`
RGB	`rgb(64, 78, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 30.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 10%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 18%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.68, -8.08, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.68, 9.34, 149.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.852, 6.944, 6.341)`
Decimal	`4214339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404E43, 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 #404E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #404E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404e43; }
.text { color: #404e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 78 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404e43, #404e4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #404E43?: #404E43 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 #404E43?: The RGB value is 64, 78, 67: 64 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404E43?: The complementary color is #4E404B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.