What color is #414141?

#414141 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414141?

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

What is the complementary color of #414141?

The complementary color is #414141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414141 color

#414141 rgb(65, 65, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414141 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Panther (#424242), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#414141 color codes

HEX	`#414141`
RGB	`rgb(65, 65, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 25.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.53, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.53, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.024, 5.286, 5.756)`
Decimal	`4276545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414141, 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 #414141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #414141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414141; }
.text { color: #414141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 65 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414141, #414141); }

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Questions

What color is #414141?: #414141 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414141?: The RGB value is 65, 65, 65: 65 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414141?: The complementary color is #414141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.