What color is #41495C?

#41495C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41495C?

The RGB value is 65, 73, 92: 65 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41495C?

The complementary color is #5C5441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41495C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41495C color

#41495C rgb(65, 73, 92)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 28.6% green and 36.1% blue (65, 73, 92).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#41495C color codes

HEX	`#41495C`
RGB	`rgb(65, 73, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 28.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.02, 1.72, -12.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.02, 12.38, 277.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.494, 6.661, 11.067)`
Decimal	`4278620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41495C, 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 #41495C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41495C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	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 #41495C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41495c; }
.text { color: #41495c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41495c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 73 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41495c, #46415c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #41495C?: #41495C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41495C?: The RGB value is 65, 73, 92: 65 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41495C?: The complementary color is #5C5441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41495C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.