What color is #405560?

#405560 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405560?

The RGB value is 64, 85, 96: 64 red, 85 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405560?

The complementary color is #604B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405560 color

#405560 rgb(64, 85, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405560 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 33.3% green and 37.6% blue (64, 85, 96).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Stargazer (#3F5865), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#405560 color codes

HEX	`#405560`
RGB	`rgb(64, 85, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 33.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 11%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.87, -5.04, -8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.87, 10.3, 240.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.474, 8.431, 12.298)`
Decimal	`4216160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405560, 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 #405560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #405560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405560; }
.text { color: #405560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 85 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405560, #404560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #405560?: #405560 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405560?: The RGB value is 64, 85, 96: 64 red, 85 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405560?: The complementary color is #604B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.