What color is #40504C?

#40504C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40504C?

The RGB value is 64, 80, 76: 64 red, 80 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40504C?

The complementary color is #504044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40504C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40504C color

#40504C rgb(64, 80, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40504C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 31.4% green and 29.8% blue (64, 80, 76).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#40504C color codes

HEX	`#40504C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 80, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 31.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 20%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.59, -7.22, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.59, 7.23, 177.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.287, 7.349, 7.923)`
Decimal	`4214860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40504C, 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 #40504C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40504C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #40504C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40504c; }
.text { color: #40504c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40504c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 80 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40504c, #404c50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #40504C?: #40504C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40504C?: The RGB value is 64, 80, 76: 64 red, 80 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40504C?: The complementary color is #504044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40504C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.