What color is #415859?

#415859 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 #415859?

The RGB value is 65, 88, 89: 65 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415859?

The complementary color is #594241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415859 color

#415859 rgb(65, 88, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #415859 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 34.5% green and 34.9% blue (65, 88, 89).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#415859 color codes

HEX	`#415859`
RGB	`rgb(65, 88, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 34.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 1%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.64, -8.41, -3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.64, 9.08, 202.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.472, 8.824, 10.759)`
Decimal	`4282457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415859, 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 #415859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #415859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415859; }
.text { color: #415859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 88 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415859, #414c59); }

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Questions

What color is #415859?: #415859 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 #415859?: The RGB value is 65, 88, 89: 65 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415859?: The complementary color is #594241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.