What color is #414D42?

#414D42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414D42?

The RGB value is 65, 77, 66: 65 red, 77 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414D42?

The complementary color is #4D414C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414D42 color

#414D42 rgb(65, 77, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414D42 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 30.2% green and 25.9% blue (65, 77, 66).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#414D42 color codes

HEX	`#414D42`
RGB	`rgb(65, 77, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 30.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 16%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.4, -7.29, 4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.4, 8.8, 145.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.817, 6.825, 6.164)`
Decimal	`4279618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414D42, 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 #414D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #414D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414d42; }
.text { color: #414d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 77 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414d42, #414d48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #414D42?: #414D42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414D42?: The RGB value is 65, 77, 66: 65 red, 77 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414D42?: The complementary color is #4D414C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.