What color is #41424A?

#41424A 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 #41424A?

The RGB value is 65, 66, 74: 65 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41424A?

The complementary color is #4A4941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41424A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41424A color

#41424A rgb(65, 66, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41424A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 25.9% green and 29% blue (65, 66, 74).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#41424A color codes

HEX	`#41424A`
RGB	`rgb(65, 66, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 25.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 12%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.15, 1.47, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.15, 5.18, 286.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.364, 5.515, 7.259)`
Decimal	`4276810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41424A, 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 #41424A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41424A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #41424A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41424a; }
.text { color: #41424a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41424a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 66 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41424a, #44414a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #41424A?: #41424A 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 #41424A?: The RGB value is 65, 66, 74: 65 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41424A?: The complementary color is #4A4941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41424A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.