What color is #414C62?

#414C62 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414C62?

The RGB value is 65, 76, 98: 65 red, 76 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414C62?

The complementary color is #625741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414C62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414C62 color

#414C62 rgb(65, 76, 98)

Shades of blue

The hex color #414C62 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 29.8% green and 38.4% blue (65, 76, 98).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Silent Sea (#3A4A63), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#414C62 color codes

HEX	`#414C62`
RGB	`rgb(65, 76, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 29.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 22%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.2, 1.51, -14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.2, 14.36, 276.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.968, 7.174, 12.571)`
Decimal	`4279394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414C62, 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 #414C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #414C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414c62; }
.text { color: #414c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 76 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414c62, #474162); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #414C62?: #414C62 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414C62?: The RGB value is 65, 76, 98: 65 red, 76 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414C62?: The complementary color is #625741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414C62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.