What color is #414534?

#414534 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414534?

The RGB value is 65, 69, 52: 65 red, 69 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414534?

The complementary color is #383445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414534 color

#414534 rgb(65, 69, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414534 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 27.1% green and 20.4% blue (65, 69, 52).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#414534 color codes

HEX	`#414534`
RGB	`rgb(65, 69, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 27.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 25%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.45, -5.17, 9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.45, 11.03, 117.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.928, 5.628, 4.075)`
Decimal	`4277556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414534, 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 #414534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #414534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414534; }
.text { color: #414534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 69 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414534, #384534); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #414534?: #414534 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414534?: The RGB value is 65, 69, 52: 65 red, 69 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414534?: The complementary color is #383445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.