What color is #414537?

#414537 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414537?

The RGB value is 65, 69, 55: 65 red, 69 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414537?

The complementary color is #3B3745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414537 color

#414537 rgb(65, 69, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414537 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 27.1% green and 21.6% blue (65, 69, 55).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#414537 color codes

HEX	`#414537`
RGB	`rgb(65, 69, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 27.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.53, -4.61, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.53, 9.16, 120.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.998, 5.656, 4.442)`
Decimal	`4277559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414537, 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 #414537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #414537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414537; }
.text { color: #414537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 69 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414537, #3a4537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #414537?: #414537 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414537?: The RGB value is 65, 69, 55: 65 red, 69 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414537?: The complementary color is #3B3745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.