What color is #414651?

#414651 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414651?

The RGB value is 65, 70, 81: 65 red, 70 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414651?

The complementary color is #514C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414651?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414651 color

#414651 rgb(65, 70, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414651 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 27.5% green and 31.8% blue (65, 70, 81).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#414651 color codes

HEX	`#414651`
RGB	`rgb(65, 70, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 27.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 20%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.66, 0.66, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.66, 7.29, 275.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.855, 6.098, 8.652)`
Decimal	`4277841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414651, 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 #414651	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414651 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #414651 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414651; }
.text { color: #414651; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414651; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 70 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414651, #444151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #414651?: #414651 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414651?: The RGB value is 65, 70, 81: 65 red, 70 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414651?: The complementary color is #514C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414651?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.