What color is #415556?

#415556 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 #415556?

The RGB value is 65, 85, 86: 65 red, 85 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415556?

The complementary color is #564241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415556 color

#415556 rgb(65, 85, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #415556 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 33.3% green and 33.7% blue (65, 85, 86).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#415556 color codes

HEX	`#415556`
RGB	`rgb(65, 85, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 33.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 24%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 1%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, -7.38, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 8.01, 202.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.108, 8.292, 10.028)`
Decimal	`4281686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415556, 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 #415556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #415556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415556; }
.text { color: #415556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 85 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415556, #414a56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #415556?: #415556 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 #415556?: The RGB value is 65, 85, 86: 65 red, 85 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415556?: The complementary color is #564241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.