What color is #415554?

#415554 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #415554?

The RGB value is 65, 85, 84: 65 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415554?

The complementary color is #554142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415554 color

#415554 rgb(65, 85, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #415554 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 33.3% green and 32.9% blue (65, 85, 84).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#415554 color codes

HEX	`#415554`
RGB	`rgb(65, 85, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 33.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 13%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.52, -7.89, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.52, 8.13, 193.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.028, 8.261, 9.61)`
Decimal	`4281684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415554, 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 #415554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #415554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415554; }
.text { color: #415554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 85 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415554, #414c55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #415554?: #415554 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #415554?: The RGB value is 65, 85, 84: 65 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415554?: The complementary color is #554142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.