Information about #40444C color

#40444C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#40444C falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(64, 68, 76) — 25.1% red, 26.7% green, 29.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 3 / 0 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #40444C 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 a hair away from Mollusc (#43464B). Slightly further away sit Metallic Gunmetal (#41474E) and Soft Charcoal (#3E414A).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(64, 68, 76)), which gives #40444C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.8:1 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, #40444C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#40444C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#40444C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#606673

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#858B99

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White

#FFFFFF

#40444C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#32353C

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#25282D

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#191A1E

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Black

#000000

#40444C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#575A61

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#64666B

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#717375

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Grey

#808080

#40444C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#3E474B

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#3E4B49

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#3E4B44

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#40444C 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#4B473F
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#494B3F
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#4B413F
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#3F494B
#3F494B

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#40444C
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#4B3F43
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#434B3F
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#473F4B
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#4B473F
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#434B3F
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#4B3F49
#4B3F49

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#4B473F
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#3F4B41
#3F4B41

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Nearest named colors to #40444C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Metallic Gunmetal color link
Metallic Gunmetal

#41474E

Soft Charcoal color link
Soft Charcoal

#3E414A

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

Outer Space color link
Outer Space

#414A4C

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

Matte Charcoal color link
Matte Charcoal

#3B4248

Catwalk color link
Catwalk

#3D3E4C

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Skywater color link
Skywater

#404653

Half Nocturnal color link
Half Nocturnal

#434345

Rhino color link
Rhino

#3D4653

#40444C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#40444C
  • RGB64, 68, 76
  • CMYK5, 3, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(64, 68, 76)
  • HSL220°, 9%, 27%
  • HSL Precise220°, 8.571%, 27.451%
  • HSV220°, 16%, 30%
  • HSB220°, 16%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.267, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.267, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.267, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID40444C
  • DECIMAL ID4211788
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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