What color is #41464E?

#41464E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41464E?

The RGB value is 65, 70, 78: 65 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41464E?

The complementary color is #4E4941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41464E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41464E color

#41464E rgb(65, 70, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41464E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 27.5% green and 30.6% blue (65, 70, 78).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#41464E color codes

HEX	`#41464E`
RGB	`rgb(65, 70, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 27.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 17%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.55, -0.11, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.55, 5.49, 268.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.745, 6.054, 8.072)`
Decimal	`4277838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41464E, 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 #41464E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41464E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #41464E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41464e; }
.text { color: #41464e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41464e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 70 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41464e, #42414e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #41464E?: #41464E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41464E?: The RGB value is 65, 70, 78: 65 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41464E?: The complementary color is #4E4941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41464E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.