What color is #41453B?

#41453B 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 #41453B?

The RGB value is 65, 69, 59: 65 red, 69 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41453B?

The complementary color is #3F3B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41453B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41453B color

#41453B rgb(65, 69, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41453B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 27.1% green and 23.1% blue (65, 69, 59).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 8% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#41453B color codes

HEX	`#41453B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 69, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 27.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 8%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 14%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.63, -3.82, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.63, 6.69, 124.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.097, 5.696, 4.968)`
Decimal	`4277563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41453B, 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 #41453B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41453B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #41453B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41453b; }
.text { color: #41453b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41453b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 69 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41453b, #3c453b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #41453B?: #41453B 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 #41453B?: The RGB value is 65, 69, 59: 65 red, 69 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41453B?: The complementary color is #3F3B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41453B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.