What color is #414C3E?

#414C3E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414C3E?

The RGB value is 65, 76, 62: 65 red, 76 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414C3E?

The complementary color is #493E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414C3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414C3E color

#414C3E rgb(65, 76, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414C3E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 29.8% green and 24.3% blue (65, 76, 62).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 10% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#414C3E color codes

HEX	`#414C3E`
RGB	`rgb(65, 76, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 29.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 10%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 18%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 18%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.97, -7.52, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.97, 10.19, 137.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.634, 6.64, 5.541)`
Decimal	`4279358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414C3E, 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 #414C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #414C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414c3e; }
.text { color: #414c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 76 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414c3e, #3e4c42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #414C3E?: #414C3E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414C3E?: The RGB value is 65, 76, 62: 65 red, 76 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414C3E?: The complementary color is #493E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414C3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.