Information about #404B4F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#404B4F falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(64, 75, 79) — 25.1% red, 29.4% green, 31% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 2 / 0 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#404B4F 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 Outer Space (#414A4C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kimono Storage (#3D4C51) and Atomic (#3D4B52).

In RGB terms — rgb(64, 75, 79) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #404B4F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#404B4F color variations

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#404B4F 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 #404B4F

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

Outer Space color link
Outer Space

#414A4C

Atomic color link
Atomic

#3D4B52

Ox Gray color link
Ox Gray

#414E54

Skywater color link
Skywater

#404653

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Mako color link
Mako

#444954

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Rhino color link
Rhino

#3D4653

Limed Spruce color link
Limed Spruce

#394851

Hauraki color link
Hauraki

#3A4D49

#404B4F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#404B4F
  • RGB64, 75, 79
  • CMYK6, 2, 0, 69
  • HSL196°, 10%, 28%
  • HSL Precise196°, 10.49%, 28.039%
  • HSV196°, 19%, 31%
  • HSB196°, 19%, 31%
  • HEX ID404B4F
  • DECIMAL ID4213583
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
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