What color is #414233?

#414233 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414233?

The RGB value is 65, 66, 51: 65 red, 66 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414233?

The complementary color is #343342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414233?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414233 color

#414233 rgb(65, 66, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414233 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 25.9% green and 20% blue (65, 66, 51).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 13% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#414233 color codes

HEX	`#414233`
RGB	`rgb(65, 66, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 25.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 13%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 23%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.46, -3.48, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.46, 9.67, 111.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.726, 5.259, 3.898)`
Decimal	`4276787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414233, 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 #414233	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414233 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #414233 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414233; }
.text { color: #414233; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414233; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 66 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414233, #394233); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #414233?: #414233 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414233?: The RGB value is 65, 66, 51: 65 red, 66 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414233?: The complementary color is #343342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414233?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.