What color is #414236?

#414236 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 #414236?

The RGB value is 65, 66, 54: 65 red, 66 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414236?

The complementary color is #373642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414236?

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.

#414236 color

#414236 rgb(65, 66, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414236 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 25.9% green and 21.2% blue (65, 66, 54).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 10% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#414236 color codes

HEX	`#414236`
RGB	`rgb(65, 66, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 25.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 10%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 18%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.54, -2.92, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.54, 7.75, 112.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.794, 5.287, 4.257)`
Decimal	`4276790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414236, 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 #414236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414236 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 #414236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414236; }
.text { color: #414236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 66 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414236, #3b4236); }

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Questions

What color is #414236?: #414236 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 #414236?: The RGB value is 65, 66, 54: 65 red, 66 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414236?: The complementary color is #373642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414236?: 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.