What color is #414F37?

#414F37 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414F37?

The RGB value is 65, 79, 55: 65 red, 79 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414F37?

The complementary color is #45374F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414F37 color

#414F37 rgb(65, 79, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #414F37 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 31% green and 21.6% blue (65, 79, 55).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#414F37 color codes

HEX	`#414F37`
RGB	`rgb(65, 79, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 31%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.79, -10.67, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.79, 16.36, 130.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.665, 6.992, 4.665)`
Decimal	`4280119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414F37, 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 #414F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #414F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414f37; }
.text { color: #414f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 79 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414f37, #374f39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #414F37?: #414F37 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414F37?: The RGB value is 65, 79, 55: 65 red, 79 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414F37?: The complementary color is #45374F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.