What color is #41504E?

#41504E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41504E?

The RGB value is 65, 80, 78: 65 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41504E?

The complementary color is #504143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41504E color

#41504E rgb(65, 80, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41504E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (65, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 10% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#41504E color codes

HEX	`#41504E`
RGB	`rgb(65, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 10%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 19%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.72, -6.36, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.72, 6.41, 187.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.423, 7.411, 8.298)`
Decimal	`4280398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41504E, 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 #41504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #41504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41504e; }
.text { color: #41504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41504e, #414a50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #41504E?: #41504E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41504E?: The RGB value is 65, 80, 78: 65 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41504E?: The complementary color is #504143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.