What color is #41434E?

#41434E is a dark, grayish blue known as Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Midnight Serenade?

The RGB value is 65, 67, 78: 65 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Midnight Serenade?

The complementary color is #4E4C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41434E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Midnight Serenade color: hex code #41434E

#41434E rgb(65, 67, 78)

Shades of gray

Midnight Serenade has the hex code #41434E. It is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 26.3% green and 30.6% blue (65, 67, 78).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

Midnight Serenade (#41434E) color codes

HEX	`#41434E`
RGB	`rgb(65, 67, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 26.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 17%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.61, 1.83, -6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.61, 7.13, 284.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.562, 5.688, 8.011)`
Decimal	`4277070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Midnight Serenade, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #41434E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41434E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #41434E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41434e; }
.text { color: #41434e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41434e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 67 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41434e, #45414e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #41434E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #41434E?: #41434E is a dark, grayish blue known as Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Midnight Serenade?: The RGB value is 65, 67, 78: 65 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Midnight Serenade?: The complementary color is #4E4C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41434E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.