What color is #404E55?

#404E55 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404E55?

The RGB value is 64, 78, 85: 64 red, 78 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404E55?

The complementary color is #554740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404E55 color

#404E55 rgb(64, 78, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #404E55 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 30.6% green and 33.3% blue (64, 78, 85).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian (#445055), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#404E55 color codes

HEX	`#404E55`
RGB	`rgb(64, 78, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 30.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 25%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.25, -3.72, -5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.25, 7.02, 238.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.478, 7.194, 9.64)`
Decimal	`4214357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404E55, 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 #404E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #404E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404e55; }
.text { color: #404e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 78 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404e55, #404455); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #404E55?: #404E55 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404E55?: The RGB value is 64, 78, 85: 64 red, 78 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404E55?: The complementary color is #554740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.