Information about #40474E color

#40474E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#40474E falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(64, 71, 78) — 25.1% red, 27.8% green, 30.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 3 / 0 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#40474E presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Gunmetal (#41474E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Outer Space (#414A4C) and Mollusc (#43464B).

The recipe behind #40474E is rgb(64, 71, 78), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #40474E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#40474E color variations

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

#40474E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#40474E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#40474E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#40474E 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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#40474E 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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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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #40474E

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

Metallic Gunmetal color link
Metallic Gunmetal

#41474E

Outer Space color link
Outer Space

#414A4C

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Skywater color link
Skywater

#404653

Rhino color link
Rhino

#3D4653

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Atomic color link
Atomic

#3D4B52

Kimono Storage color link
Kimono Storage

#3D4C51

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

Mako color link
Mako

#444954

Soft Charcoal color link
Soft Charcoal

#3E414A

Limed Spruce color link
Limed Spruce

#394851

#40474E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#40474E
  • RGB64, 71, 78
  • CMYK5, 3, 0, 69
  • CSSrgb(64, 71, 78)
  • HSL210°, 10%, 28%
  • HSL Precise210°, 9.859%, 27.843%
  • HSV210°, 18%, 31%
  • HSB210°, 18%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.278, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.278, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.278, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID40474E
  • DECIMAL ID4212558
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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