What color is #415051?

#415051 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #415051?

The RGB value is 65, 80, 81: 65 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415051?

The complementary color is #514241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415051?

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.

#415051 color

#415051 rgb(65, 80, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #415051 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 31.4% green and 31.8% blue (65, 80, 81).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#415051 color codes

HEX	`#415051`
RGB	`rgb(65, 80, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 31.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 20%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 1%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.82, -5.62, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.82, 6.17, 204.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.533, 7.455, 8.878)`
Decimal	`4280401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415051, 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 #415051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415051 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 #415051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415051; }
.text { color: #415051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 80 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415051, #414851); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #415051?: #415051 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #415051?: The RGB value is 65, 80, 81: 65 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415051?: The complementary color is #514241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415051?: 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.