What color is #41404B?

#41404B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41404B?

The RGB value is 65, 64, 75: 65 red, 64 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41404B?

The complementary color is #4A4B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41404B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41404B color

#41404B rgb(65, 64, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41404B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 25.1% green and 29.4% blue (65, 64, 75).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 8% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#41404B color codes

HEX	`#41404B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 64, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 25.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 8%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.57, 3.02, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.57, 7.17, 294.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.283, 5.299, 7.4)`
Decimal	`4276299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41404B, 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 #41404B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41404B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #41404B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41404b; }
.text { color: #41404b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41404b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 64 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41404b, #47404b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #41404B?: #41404B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41404B?: The RGB value is 65, 64, 75: 65 red, 64 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41404B?: The complementary color is #4A4B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41404B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.