#40686B Hex Color
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Muted and shadowed, #40686b blends cyan with gray and a slight green undertone. Its low saturation gives interfaces a serious, thoughtful mood without the heaviness of near-black. Use it as a supporting tone or dark-mode background, pairing it with warm ivory or muted coral. White text remains readable for small body copy at about 6.2:1 contrast. The hex code is #40686b.
Questions about #40686b
What is #40686b in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #40686b is rgb(64, 104, 107), in HSL hsl(184, 25%, 34%) and in CMYK 40%, 3%, 0%, 58%.
What colors pair well with #40686b?
Warm ivory creates clean contrast with #40686b, while muted coral or terracotta brings in a restrained warm counterpoint that softens its cool, shadowed character and keeps the palette grounded and balanced.
Is #40686b a warm or cool color?
#40686b reads as a cool, shadowed teal because its cyan base outweighs its slight green undertone, while gray lowers saturation and gives it a calm, serious feel rather than the crisp brightness associated with vivid blue or turquoise.
Is #40686b readable on white or black?
#40686b has a 6.15:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.41:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.