Information about #404541 color

#404541 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #404541 is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(64, 69, 65) — 25.1% red, 27.1% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 2 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #404541 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mica (#3C4543). Nearby in the Register you will also find Windswept (#434141) and Tuatara (#454642).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(64, 69, 65)), which gives #404541 its character. If you plan to put text on a #404541 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #404541 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#404541 color variations

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

#404541 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #404541

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

Mica color link
Mica

#3C4543

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Gravity color link
Gravity

#3D4040

Half Foundry color link
Half Foundry

#3E4145

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

Pioneer color link
Pioneer

#394541

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#404541
  • RGB64, 69, 65
  • CMYK2, 0, 2, 73
  • CSSrgb(64, 69, 65)
  • HSL132°, 4%, 26%
  • HSL Precise132°, 3.759%, 26.078%
  • HSV132°, 7%, 27%
  • HSB132°, 7%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.271, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.271, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.271, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID404541
  • DECIMAL ID4212033
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01