What color is #41353E?

#41353E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41353E?

The RGB value is 65, 53, 62: 65 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41353E?

The complementary color is #354138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41353E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41353E color

#41353E rgb(65, 53, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41353E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 20.8% green and 24.3% blue (65, 53, 62).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 10% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#41353E color codes

HEX	`#41353E`
RGB	`rgb(65, 53, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 20.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 10%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 18%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.73, 7.22, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.73, 8.07, 333.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.322, 4.018, 5.104)`
Decimal	`4273470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41353E, 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 #41353E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41353E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #41353E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41353e; }
.text { color: #41353e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41353e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 53 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41353e, #413538); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #41353E?: #41353E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41353E?: The RGB value is 65, 53, 62: 65 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41353E?: The complementary color is #354138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41353E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.