What color is #41503B?

#41503B 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 #41503B?

The RGB value is 65, 80, 59: 65 red, 80 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41503B?

The complementary color is #4A3B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41503B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41503B color

#41503B rgb(65, 80, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #41503B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 31.4% green and 23.1% blue (65, 80, 59).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#41503B color codes

HEX	`#41503B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 80, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 31.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 26%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 26%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.21, -10.51, 10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.21, 14.84, 135.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.838, 7.177, 5.215)`
Decimal	`4280379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41503B, 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 #41503B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41503B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #41503B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41503b; }
.text { color: #41503b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41503b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 80 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41503b, #3b5040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #41503B?: #41503B 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 #41503B?: The RGB value is 65, 80, 59: 65 red, 80 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41503B?: The complementary color is #4A3B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41503B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.