What color is #414843?

#414843 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414843?

The RGB value is 65, 72, 67: 65 red, 72 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414843?

The complementary color is #484146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414843 color

#414843 rgb(65, 72, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414843 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 28.2% green and 26.3% blue (65, 72, 67).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 5% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#414843 color codes

HEX	`#414843`
RGB	`rgb(65, 72, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 28.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 5%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 10%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.82, -3.99, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.82, 4.48, 153.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.51, 6.164, 6.209)`
Decimal	`4278339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414843, 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 #414843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #414843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414843; }
.text { color: #414843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 72 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414843, #414847); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #414843?: #414843 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414843?: The RGB value is 65, 72, 67: 65 red, 72 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414843?: The complementary color is #484146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.