What color is #414A48?

#414A48 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 #414A48?

The RGB value is 65, 74, 72: 65 red, 74 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414A48?

The complementary color is #4A4143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414A48 color

#414A48 rgb(65, 74, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414A48 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 29% green and 28.2% blue (65, 74, 72).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Urban Chic (#424C4A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#414A48 color codes

HEX	`#414A48`
RGB	`rgb(65, 74, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 29%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 12%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.61, -4.1, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.61, 4.1, 180.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.798, 6.489, 7.077)`
Decimal	`4278856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414A48, 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 #414A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #414A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414a48; }
.text { color: #414a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 74 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414a48, #41484a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #414A48?: #414A48 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 #414A48?: The RGB value is 65, 74, 72: 65 red, 74 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414A48?: The complementary color is #4A4143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.