What color is #41495A?

#41495A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41495A?

The RGB value is 65, 73, 90: 65 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41495A?

The complementary color is #5A5241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41495A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41495A color

#41495A rgb(65, 73, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41495A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 28.6% green and 35.3% blue (65, 73, 90).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#41495A color codes

HEX	`#41495A`
RGB	`rgb(65, 73, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 28.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 19%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.94, 1.16, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.94, 11.17, 275.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.407, 6.627, 10.612)`
Decimal	`4278618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41495A, 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 #41495A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41495A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #41495A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41495a; }
.text { color: #41495a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41495a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 73 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41495a, #45415a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #41495A?: #41495A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41495A?: The RGB value is 65, 73, 90: 65 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41495A?: The complementary color is #5A5241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41495A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.