What color is #405960?

#405960 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405960?

The RGB value is 64, 89, 96: 64 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405960?

The complementary color is #604740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405960 color

#405960 rgb(64, 89, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405960 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.9% green and 37.6% blue (64, 89, 96).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Great Void (#3B5760), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#405960 color codes

HEX	`#405960`
RGB	`rgb(64, 89, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 7%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.14, -7.47, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.14, 10.28, 223.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.797, 9.079, 12.406)`
Decimal	`4217184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405960, 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 #405960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #405960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405960; }
.text { color: #405960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 89 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405960, #404960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #405960?: #405960 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405960?: The RGB value is 64, 89, 96: 64 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405960?: The complementary color is #604740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.