#40464a

Color #40464a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.12 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#40464a

RGB

rgb(64, 70, 74)

HSL

hsl(204, 7.2%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 13.5%, 29%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 5.4%, 0%, 71%)

LAB

lab(29.32, -1.49, -3.24)

LCH

lch(29.32, 3.57, 245.3)

OKLCH

oklch(39%, 0.0104, 236.77)

HWB

hwb(204, 25.1%, 71%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a4440

Analogous

#404a49

#40464a

#40414a

Triadic

#40464a

#4a4046

#464a40

Split-complementary

#40464a

#4a4041

#4a4940

Tetradic

#40464a

#44404a

#4a4440

#464a40

Square

#40464a

#49404a

#4a4440

#414a40

Shades

Color #40464a mixed toward black.

#353a3e

#2b2f31

#202325

#151719

#0b0c0c

Tints

Color #40464a mixed toward white.

#5d666b

#7a858c

#9ba3a9

#bdc2c5

#dee0e2

Tones

Color #40464a mixed toward gray.

#414649

#424648

#434648

#434547

#444546

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.19:1

White text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434349 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#424249 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#404848 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #40464a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40464a]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#40464a (#40464a) is rgb(64, 70, 74) in RGB.

No, #40464a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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