What color is #404F68?

#404F68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404F68?

The RGB value is 64, 79, 104: 64 red, 79 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404F68?

The complementary color is #685940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404F68 color

#404F68 rgb(64, 79, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #404F68 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 31% green and 40.8% blue (64, 79, 104).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 24% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Silent Sea (#3A4A63), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#404F68 color codes

HEX	`#404F68`
RGB	`rgb(64, 79, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 31%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 24%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 38%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 24%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.31, 1.04, -16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.31, 16.41, 273.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.408, 7.681, 14.186)`
Decimal	`4214632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404F68, 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 #404F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #404F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404f68; }
.text { color: #404f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 79 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404f68, #454068); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #404F68?: #404F68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404F68?: The RGB value is 64, 79, 104: 64 red, 79 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404F68?: The complementary color is #685940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.