What color is #41445B?

#41445B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41445B?

The RGB value is 65, 68, 91: 65 red, 68 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41445B?

The complementary color is #5B5841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41445B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41445B color

#41445B rgb(65, 68, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #41445B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 26.7% green and 35.7% blue (65, 68, 91).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#41445B color codes

HEX	`#41445B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 68, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 26.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 25%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.45, 4.68, -14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.45, 14.79, 288.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.135, 6.013, 10.733)`
Decimal	`4277339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41445B, 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 #41445B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41445B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #41445B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41445b; }
.text { color: #41445b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41445b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 68 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41445b, #4b415b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #41445B?: #41445B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41445B?: The RGB value is 65, 68, 91: 65 red, 68 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41445B?: The complementary color is #5B5841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41445B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.