#40414b

Color #40414b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#40414b

RGB

rgb(64, 65, 75)

HSL

hsl(234.5, 7.9%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.5, 14.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(27.79, 1.98, -6.18)

LCH

lch(27.79, 6.49, 287.76)

OKLCH

oklch(37.8%, 0.017, 281.18)

HWB

hwb(234.5, 25.1%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b4a40

Analogous

#40474b

#40414b

#45404b

Triadic

#40414b

#4b4041

#414b40

Split-complementary

#40414b

#4b4540

#474b40

Tetradic

#40414b

#4a404b

#4b4a40

#414b40

Square

#40414b

#4b4047

#4b4a40

#404b45

Shades

Color #40414b mixed toward black.

#35363f

#2b2b32

#202126

#151619

#0b0b0d

Tints

Color #40414b mixed toward white.

#5d5e6c

#7a7b8d

#9b9caa

#bcbdc6

#dedee3

Tones

Color #40414b mixed toward gray.

#41424a

#424349

#434348

#444447

#454547

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.08:1

White text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404049 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#404048 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#404746 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 5.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #40414b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40414b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#40414b (#40414b) is rgb(64, 65, 75) in RGB.

No, #40414b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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