What color is #404E4F?

#404E4F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404E4F?

The RGB value is 64, 78, 79: 64 red, 78 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404E4F?

The complementary color is #4F4140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404E4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404E4F color

#404E4F rgb(64, 78, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404E4F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 30.6% green and 31% blue (64, 78, 79).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 10% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#404E4F color codes

HEX	`#404E4F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 78, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 30.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 10%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 19%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.04, -5.26, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.04, 5.8, 204.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.25, 7.103, 8.437)`
Decimal	`4214351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404E4F, 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 #404E4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404E4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #404E4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404e4f; }
.text { color: #404e4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404e4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 78 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404e4f, #40474f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #404E4F?: #404E4F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404E4F?: The RGB value is 64, 78, 79: 64 red, 78 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404E4F?: The complementary color is #4F4140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404E4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.