What color is #40595B?

#40595B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40595B?

The RGB value is 64, 89, 91: 64 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40595B?

The complementary color is #5B4240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40595B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40595B color

#40595B rgb(64, 89, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #40595B is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.9% green and 35.7% blue (64, 89, 91).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#40595B color codes

HEX	`#40595B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 89, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 2%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.96, -8.82, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.96, 9.77, 205.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.574, 8.99, 11.232)`
Decimal	`4217179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40595B, 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 #40595B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40595B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #40595B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40595b; }
.text { color: #40595b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40595b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 89 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40595b, #404b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #40595B?: #40595B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40595B?: The RGB value is 64, 89, 91: 64 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40595B?: The complementary color is #5B4240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40595B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.