What color is #41443B?

#41443B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41443B?

The RGB value is 65, 68, 59: 65 red, 68 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41443B?

The complementary color is #3E3B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41443B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41443B color

#41443B rgb(65, 68, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41443B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 26.7% green and 23.1% blue (65, 68, 59).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 7% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#41443B color codes

HEX	`#41443B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 68, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 26.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 7%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 13%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.31, -3.19, 5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.31, 5.96, 122.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.036, 5.574, 4.947)`
Decimal	`4277307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41443B, 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 #41443B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41443B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #41443B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41443b; }
.text { color: #41443b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41443b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 68 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41443b, #3d443b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #41443B?: #41443B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41443B?: The RGB value is 65, 68, 59: 65 red, 68 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41443B?: The complementary color is #3E3B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41443B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.