What color is #414E54?

#414E54 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414E54?

The RGB value is 65, 78, 84: 65 red, 78 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414E54?

The complementary color is #544741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414E54 color

#414E54 rgb(65, 78, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414E54 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 30.6% green and 32.9% blue (65, 78, 84).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian (#445055), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#414E54 color codes

HEX	`#414E54`
RGB	`rgb(65, 78, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 30.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 13%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 23%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.29, -3.62, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.29, 6.38, 235.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.504, 7.212, 9.435)`
Decimal	`4279892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414E54, 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 #414E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #414E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414e54; }
.text { color: #414e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 78 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414e54, #414554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #414E54?: #414E54 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414E54?: The RGB value is 65, 78, 84: 65 red, 78 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414E54?: The complementary color is #544741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.