What color is #414A44?

#414A44 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 #414A44?

The RGB value is 65, 74, 68: 65 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414A44?

The complementary color is #4A4147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414A44 color

#414A44 rgb(65, 74, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414A44 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 29% green and 26.7% blue (65, 74, 68).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#414A44 color codes

HEX	`#414A44`
RGB	`rgb(65, 74, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 29%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 12%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.49, -5.01, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.49, 5.54, 154.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.672, 6.439, 6.412)`
Decimal	`4278852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414A44, 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 #414A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #414A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414a44; }
.text { color: #414a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 74 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414a44, #414a49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #414A44?: #414A44 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 #414A44?: The RGB value is 65, 74, 68: 65 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414A44?: The complementary color is #4A4147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.