#404244

Color #404244

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.09 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#404244

RGB

rgb(64, 66, 68)

HSL

hsl(210, 3%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 5.9%, 26.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 73.3%)

LAB

lab(27.86, -0.37, -1.5)

LCH

lch(27.86, 1.54, 256.14)

OKLCH

oklch(37.8%, 0.0043, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 25.1%, 73.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#444240

Analogous

#404444

#404244

#404044

Triadic

#404244

#444042

#424440

Split-complementary

#404244

#444040

#444440

Tetradic

#404244

#424044

#444240

#424440

Square

#404244

#444044

#444240

#404440

Shades

Color #404244 mixed toward black.

#353739

#2b2c2d

#202122

#151617

#0b0b0b

Tints

Color #404244 mixed toward white.

#5f6264

#7d8185

#9ea1a3

#bec0c2

#dfe0e0

Tones

Color #404244 mixed toward gray.

#404244

#414243

#424242

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.08:1

White text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414144 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#414143 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#404343 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 1.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #404244;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#404244]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#404244 (#404244) is rgb(64, 66, 68) in RGB.

No, #404244 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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