#40494b

Color #40494b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.85 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#40494b

RGB

rgb(64, 73, 75)

HSL

hsl(190.9, 7.9%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.9, 14.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(30.31, -3.14, -2.43)

LCH

lch(30.31, 3.97, 217.74)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.0122, 212.65)

HWB

hwb(190.9, 25.1%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b4240

Analogous

#404b48

#40494b

#40444b

Triadic

#40494b

#4b4049

#494b40

Split-complementary

#40494b

#4b4044

#4b4840

Tetradic

#40494b

#42404b

#4b4240

#494b40

Square

#40494b

#48404b

#4b4240

#444b40

Shades

Color #40494b mixed toward black.

#353d3f

#2b3132

#202526

#151819

#0b0c0d

Tints

Color #40494b mixed toward white.

#5d6a6c

#7a8a8d

#9ba7aa

#bcc4c6

#dee2e3

Tones

Color #40494b mixed toward gray.

#41494a

#424849

#434748

#444747

#454647

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.27:1

White text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44444b · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#44434a · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#404a4a · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #40494b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40494b]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#40494b (#40494b) is rgb(64, 73, 75) in RGB.

No, #40494b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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