What color is #414A46?

#414A46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414A46?

The RGB value is 65, 74, 70: 65 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414A46?

The complementary color is #4A4145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414A46 color

#414A46 rgb(65, 74, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414A46 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 29% green and 27.5% blue (65, 74, 70).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Urban Chic (#424C4A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#414A46 color codes

HEX	`#414A46`
RGB	`rgb(65, 74, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 29%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 12%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.55, -4.56, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.55, 4.7, 165.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.734, 6.463, 6.739)`
Decimal	`4278854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414A46, 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 #414A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #414A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414a46; }
.text { color: #414a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 74 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414a46, #414a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #414A46?: #414A46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414A46?: The RGB value is 65, 74, 70: 65 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414A46?: The complementary color is #4A4145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.