What color is #414746?

#414746 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414746?

The RGB value is 65, 71, 70: 65 red, 71 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414746?

The complementary color is #474142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414746 color

#414746 rgb(65, 71, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414746 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 27.8% green and 27.5% blue (65, 71, 70).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 4% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Sky (#444B4A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#414746 color codes

HEX	`#414746`
RGB	`rgb(65, 71, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 27.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 4%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 8%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.59, -2.68, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.59, 2.69, 185.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.538, 6.072, 6.673)`
Decimal	`4278086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414746, 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 #414746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #414746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414746; }
.text { color: #414746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 71 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414746, #414547); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #414746?: #414746 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414746?: The RGB value is 65, 71, 70: 65 red, 71 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414746?: The complementary color is #474142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.