What color is #41454A?

#41454A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41454A?

The RGB value is 65, 69, 74: 65 red, 69 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41454A?

The complementary color is #4A4641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41454A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41454A color

#41454A rgb(65, 69, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41454A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 27.1% green and 29% blue (65, 69, 74).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Stargazing (#414549), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#41454A color codes

HEX	`#41454A`
RGB	`rgb(65, 69, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 27.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 12%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.09, -0.46, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.09, 3.6, 262.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.544, 5.874, 7.319)`
Decimal	`4277578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41454A, 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 #41454A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41454A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #41454A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41454a; }
.text { color: #41454a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41454a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 69 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41454a, #42414a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #41454A?: #41454A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41454A?: The RGB value is 65, 69, 74: 65 red, 69 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41454A?: The complementary color is #4A4641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41454A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.