What color is #41482E?

#41482E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41482E?

The RGB value is 65, 72, 46: 65 red, 72 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41482E?

The complementary color is #352E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41482E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41482E color

#41482E rgb(65, 72, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #41482E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 28.2% green and 18% blue (65, 72, 46).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#41482E color codes

HEX	`#41482E`
RGB	`rgb(65, 72, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 28.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 36%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 36%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.3, -8.03, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.3, 16.74, 118.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.99, 5.956, 3.471)`
Decimal	`4278318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41482E, 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 #41482E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41482E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #41482E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41482e; }
.text { color: #41482e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41482e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 72 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41482e, #34482e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #41482E?: #41482E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41482E?: The RGB value is 65, 72, 46: 65 red, 72 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41482E?: The complementary color is #352E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41482E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.