What color is #405665?

#405665 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Secret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405665?

The RGB value is 64, 86, 101: 64 red, 86 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405665?

The complementary color is #654F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405665 color

#405665 rgb(64, 86, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405665 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 33.7% green and 39.6% blue (64, 86, 101).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Secret (#3E5361), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#405665 color codes

HEX	`#405665`
RGB	`rgb(64, 86, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 33.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 37%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 15%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.37, -4.23, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.37, 12.11, 249.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.79, 8.685, 13.575)`
Decimal	`4216421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405665, 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 #405665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #405665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405665; }
.text { color: #405665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 86 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405665, #404365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #405665?: #405665 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Secret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405665?: The RGB value is 64, 86, 101: 64 red, 86 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405665?: The complementary color is #654F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.