What color is #41423C?

#41423C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41423C?

The RGB value is 65, 66, 60: 65 red, 66 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41423C?

The complementary color is #3D3C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41423C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41423C color

#41423C rgb(65, 66, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41423C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 25.9% green and 23.5% blue (65, 66, 60).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 5% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#41423C color codes

HEX	`#41423C`
RGB	`rgb(65, 66, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 25.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 5%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 9%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.7, -1.72, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.7, 3.91, 116.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.944, 5.347, 5.046)`
Decimal	`4276796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41423C, 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 #41423C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41423C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #41423C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41423c; }
.text { color: #41423c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41423c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 66 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41423c, #3e423c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #41423C?: #41423C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41423C?: The RGB value is 65, 66, 60: 65 red, 66 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41423C?: The complementary color is #3D3C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41423C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.