What color is #414948?

#414948 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 #414948?

The RGB value is 65, 73, 72: 65 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414948?

The complementary color is #494142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414948 color

#414948 rgb(65, 73, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414948 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 28.6% green and 28.2% blue (65, 73, 72).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Sky (#444B4A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#414948 color codes

HEX	`#414948`
RGB	`rgb(65, 73, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 28.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 11%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.3, -3.47, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.3, 3.51, 188.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.732, 6.357, 7.055)`
Decimal	`4278600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414948, 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 #414948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #414948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414948; }
.text { color: #414948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 73 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414948, #414649); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #414948?: #414948 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 #414948?: The RGB value is 65, 73, 72: 65 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414948?: The complementary color is #494142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.