What color is #414B52?

#414B52 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414B52?

The RGB value is 65, 75, 82: 65 red, 75 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414B52?

The complementary color is #524841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414B52 color

#414B52 rgb(65, 75, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414B52 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 29.4% green and 32.2% blue (65, 75, 82).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Sooty Lashes (#474D52), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#414B52 color codes

HEX	`#414B52`
RGB	`rgb(65, 75, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 29.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 12%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 21%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.27, -2.26, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.27, 5.94, 247.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.219, 6.765, 8.959)`
Decimal	`4279122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414B52, 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 #414B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #414B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414b52; }
.text { color: #414b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 75 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414b52, #414252); }

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Questions

What color is #414B52?: #414B52 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414B52?: The RGB value is 65, 75, 82: 65 red, 75 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414B52?: The complementary color is #524841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.