What color is #415353?

#415353 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 #415353?

The RGB value is 65, 83, 83: 65 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415353?

The complementary color is #534141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415353 color

#415353 rgb(65, 83, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #415353 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 32.5% green and 32.5% blue (65, 83, 83).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#415353 color codes

HEX	`#415353`
RGB	`rgb(65, 83, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 32.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 12%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 22%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.85, -6.94, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.85, 7.31, 198.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.834, 7.935, 9.353)`
Decimal	`4281171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415353, 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 #415353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #415353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415353; }
.text { color: #415353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 83 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415353, #414a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #415353?: #415353 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 #415353?: The RGB value is 65, 83, 83: 65 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415353?: The complementary color is #534141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.