#40484f

Color #40484f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 3.65 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#40484f

RGB

rgb(64, 72, 79)

HSL

hsl(208, 10.5%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208, 19%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 8.9%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(30.13, -1.51, -5.27)

LCH

lch(30.13, 5.48, 254.01)

OKLCH

oklch(39.7%, 0.0158, 244.57)

HWB

hwb(208, 25.1%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f4740

Analogous

#404f4e

#40484f

#40404f

Triadic

#40484f

#4f4048

#484f40

Split-complementary

#40484f

#4f4040

#4f4e40

Tetradic

#40484f

#47404f

#4f4740

#484f40

Square

#40484f

#4e404f

#4f4740

#404f40

Shades

Color #40484f mixed toward black.

#353c42

#2b3035

#202427

#15181a

#0b0c0d

Tints

Color #40484f mixed toward white.

#5b6771

#788591

#9aa4ad

#bbc2c8

#dde1e4

Tones

Color #40484f mixed toward gray.

#41484e

#42484c

#44484b

#45484a

#464749

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.26:1

White text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44444d · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#43434d · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#404c4c · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #40484f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40484f]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#40484f (#40484f) is rgb(64, 72, 79) in RGB.

No, #40484f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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