Close to Charcoal
#404657
#404657 is a dark, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Charcoal. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 27.5% green, and 34.1% blue. Its hue is 224°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #404657.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.41:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.23:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.41:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.23:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #404657 as they’d see it.
#404657 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #404657
What color is #404657?
#404657 is a dark, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Charcoal. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 27.5% green, and 34.1% blue. Its hue is 224°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #404657 in RGB?
#404657 is rgb(64, 70, 87): 64 red, 70 green, and 87 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #404657 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(26, 20, 0, 66). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #404657?
PANTONE 432 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #404657?
Its complement #4C4635 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.