What color is #414C46?

#414C46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414C46?

The RGB value is 65, 76, 70: 65 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414C46?

The complementary color is #4C4147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414C46 color

#414C46 rgb(65, 76, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414C46 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 29.8% green and 27.5% blue (65, 76, 70).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#414C46 color codes

HEX	`#414C46`
RGB	`rgb(65, 76, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 29.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 14%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.2, -5.79, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.2, 6.16, 160.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.87, 6.735, 6.784)`
Decimal	`4279366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414C46, 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 #414C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #414C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414c46; }
.text { color: #414c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 76 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414c46, #414c4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #414C46?: #414C46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414C46?: The RGB value is 65, 76, 70: 65 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414C46?: The complementary color is #4C4147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.