What color is #414B5A?

#414B5A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414B5A?

The RGB value is 65, 75, 90: 65 red, 75 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414B5A?

The complementary color is #5A5041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414B5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414B5A color

#414B5A rgb(65, 75, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414B5A is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 29.4% green and 35.3% blue (65, 75, 90).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#414B5A color codes

HEX	`#414B5A`
RGB	`rgb(65, 75, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 29.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.56, -0.12, -10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.56, 10.16, 269.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.541, 6.894, 10.657)`
Decimal	`4279130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414B5A, 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 #414B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #414B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414b5a; }
.text { color: #414b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 75 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414b5a, #44415a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #414B5A?: #414B5A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414B5A?: The RGB value is 65, 75, 90: 65 red, 75 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414B5A?: The complementary color is #5A5041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414B5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.