What color is #413E42?

#413E42 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #413E42?

The RGB value is 65, 62, 66: 65 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #413E42?

The complementary color is #3F423E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #413E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#413E42 color

#413E42 rgb(65, 62, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #413E42 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 24.3% green and 25.9% blue (65, 62, 66).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 3% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#413E42 color codes

HEX	`#413E42`
RGB	`rgb(65, 62, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 24.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 3%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 6%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.63, 2.17, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.63, 2.94, 317.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.886, 4.962, 5.854)`
Decimal	`4275778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #413E42, 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 #413E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#413E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #413E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #413e42; }
.text { color: #413e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #413e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 62 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #413e42, #423e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #413E42?: #413E42 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #413E42?: The RGB value is 65, 62, 66: 65 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #413E42?: The complementary color is #3F423E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #413E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.