What color is #41524B?

#41524B 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 #41524B?

The RGB value is 65, 82, 75: 65 red, 82 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41524B?

The complementary color is #524148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41524B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41524B color

#41524B rgb(65, 82, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41524B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 32.2% green and 29.4% blue (65, 82, 75).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#41524B color codes

HEX	`#41524B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 82, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 32.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 12%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 21%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 9%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.28, -8.28, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.28, 8.5, 166.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.467, 7.666, 7.794)`
Decimal	`4280907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41524B, 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 #41524B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41524B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #41524B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41524b; }
.text { color: #41524b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41524b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 82 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41524b, #415152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #41524B?: #41524B 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 #41524B?: The RGB value is 65, 82, 75: 65 red, 82 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41524B?: The complementary color is #524148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41524B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.