What color is #40595D?

#40595D 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 #40595D?

The RGB value is 64, 89, 93: 64 red, 89 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40595D?

The complementary color is #5D4440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40595D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40595D color

#40595D rgb(64, 89, 93)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.9% green and 36.5% blue (64, 89, 93).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#40595D color codes

HEX	`#40595D`
RGB	`rgb(64, 89, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 4%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.03, -8.28, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.03, 9.86, 212.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.662, 9.025, 11.692)`
Decimal	`4217181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40595D, 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 #40595D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40595D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #40595D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40595d; }
.text { color: #40595d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40595d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 89 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40595d, #404a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #40595D?: #40595D 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 #40595D?: The RGB value is 64, 89, 93: 64 red, 89 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40595D?: The complementary color is #5D4440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40595D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.