What color is #415756?

#415756 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #415756?

The RGB value is 65, 87, 86: 65 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415756?

The complementary color is #574142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415756?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415756 color

#415756 rgb(65, 87, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #415756 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 34.1% green and 33.7% blue (65, 87, 86).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#415756 color codes

HEX	`#415756`
RGB	`rgb(65, 87, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 34.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 25%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.23, -8.58, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.23, 8.85, 194.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.267, 8.612, 10.082)`
Decimal	`4282198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415756, 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 #415756	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415756 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #415756 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415756; }
.text { color: #415756; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415756; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 87 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415756, #414d57); }

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Questions

What color is #415756?: #415756 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #415756?: The RGB value is 65, 87, 86: 65 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415756?: The complementary color is #574142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415756?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.