#404246

Color #404246

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.25 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#404246

RGB

rgb(64, 66, 70)

HSL

hsl(220, 4.5%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 8.6%, 27.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 5.7%, 0%, 72.5%)

LAB

lab(27.92, 0.1, -2.71)

LCH

lch(27.92, 2.71, 272.11)

OKLCH

oklch(37.9%, 0.0073, 264.52)

HWB

hwb(220, 25.1%, 72.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#464440

Analogous

#404546

#404246

#414046

Triadic

#404246

#464042

#424640

Split-complementary

#404246

#464140

#454640

Tetradic

#404246

#444046

#464440

#424640

Square

#404246

#464045

#464440

#404641

Shades

Color #404246 mixed toward black.

#35373a

#2b2c2f

#202123

#151617

#0b0b0c

Tints

Color #404246 mixed toward white.

#5e6167

#7c8087

#9da0a5

#bebfc3

#dedfe1

Tones

Color #404246 mixed toward gray.

#414246

#414245

#424345

#424344

#434344

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.09:1

White text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414145 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#414145 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#404444 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #404246;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#404246]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#404246 (#404246) is rgb(64, 66, 70) in RGB.

No, #404246 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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