Information about #40424D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #40424D reads as a softly muted neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Charcoal (#3E414A). Slightly further away sit Catwalk (#3D3E4C) and Metallic Gunmetal (#41474E).
The recipe behind #40424D is rgb(64, 66, 77), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #40424D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#40424D color variations
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#40424D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#40424D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#40424D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#40424D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#40424D color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #40424D color
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Nearest named colors to #40424D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3E414A
#3D3E4C
#41474E
#43464B
#3B444B
#45404F
#3E4147
#3B4248
#404653
#3D4653
#394149
#414A4C
#40424D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#40424D
- RGB64, 66, 77
- CMYK5, 4, 0, 70
- CSSrgb(64, 66, 77)
- HSL231°, 9%, 28%
- HSL Precise230.769°, 9.22%, 27.647%
- HSV231°, 17%, 30%
- HSB231°, 17%, 30%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
- GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.259, 0.302)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.259, 0.302, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.259, 0.302)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID40424D
- DECIMAL ID4211277
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
