What color is #414839?

#414839 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414839?

The RGB value is 65, 72, 57: 65 red, 72 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414839?

The complementary color is #403948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414839?

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.

#414839 color

#414839 rgb(65, 72, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414839 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 28.2% green and 22.4% blue (65, 72, 57).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#414839 color codes

HEX	`#414839`
RGB	`rgb(65, 72, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 28.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 21%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.55, -6.08, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.55, 10.1, 127.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.236, 6.054, 4.763)`
Decimal	`4278329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414839, 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 #414839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414839 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 #414839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414839; }
.text { color: #414839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 72 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414839, #394839); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #414839?: #414839 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414839?: The RGB value is 65, 72, 57: 65 red, 72 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414839?: The complementary color is #403948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414839?: 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.