#404a50

Color #404a50

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 3.95 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#404a50

RGB

rgb(64, 74, 80)

HSL

hsl(202.5, 11.1%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.5, 20%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 7.5%, 0%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(30.8, -2.52, -4.92)

LCH

lch(30.8, 5.53, 242.88)

OKLCH

oklch(40.2%, 0.0164, 234.18)

HWB

hwb(202.5, 25.1%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#504640

Analogous

#40504e

#404a50

#404250

Triadic

#404a50

#50404a

#4a5040

Split-complementary

#404a50

#504042

#504e40

Tetradic

#404a50

#464050

#504640

#4a5040

Square

#404a50

#4e4050

#504640

#425040

Shades

Color #404a50 mixed toward black.

#353e43

#2b3135

#202528

#15191b

#0b0c0d

Tints

Color #404a50 mixed toward white.

#5b6972

#778892

#99a6ae

#bbc4c9

#dde1e4

Tones

Color #404a50 mixed toward gray.

#414a4f

#43494d

#44494c

#45494b

#474849

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.31:1

White text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45454f · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#44434e · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#414d4d · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #404a50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#404a50]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#404a50 (#404a50) is rgb(64, 74, 80) in RGB.

No, #404a50 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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