What color is #41554F?

#41554F 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 #41554F?

The RGB value is 65, 85, 79: 65 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41554F?

The complementary color is #554147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41554F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41554F color

#41554F rgb(65, 85, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41554F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 33.3% green and 31% blue (65, 85, 79).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% 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 7.96:1).

#41554F color codes

HEX	`#41554F`
RGB	`rgb(65, 85, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 33.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 13%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.37, -9.12, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.37, 9.18, 173.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.839, 8.185, 8.615)`
Decimal	`4281679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41554F, 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 #41554F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41554F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #41554F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41554f; }
.text { color: #41554f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41554f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 85 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41554f, #415155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #41554F?: #41554F 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 #41554F?: The RGB value is 65, 85, 79: 65 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41554F?: The complementary color is #554147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41554F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.