What color is #414E62?

#414E62 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Into the Stratosphere. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414E62?

The RGB value is 65, 78, 98: 65 red, 78 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414E62?

The complementary color is #625541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414E62 color

#414E62 rgb(65, 78, 98)

Shades of blue

The hex color #414E62 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 30.6% green and 38.4% blue (65, 78, 98).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Into the Stratosphere (#425267), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#414E62 color codes

HEX	`#414E62`
RGB	`rgb(65, 78, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 30.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 20%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.82, 0.23, -13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.82, 13.34, 270.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.108, 7.454, 12.617)`
Decimal	`4279906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414E62, 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 #414E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #414E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414e62; }
.text { color: #414e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 78 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414e62, #454162); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #414E62?: #414E62 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Into the Stratosphere. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414E62?: The RGB value is 65, 78, 98: 65 red, 78 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414E62?: The complementary color is #625541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.