What color is #415A61?

#415A61 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #415A61?

The RGB value is 65, 90, 97: 65 red, 90 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415A61?

The complementary color is #614841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415A61 color

#415A61 rgb(65, 90, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #415A61 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 35.3% green and 38% blue (65, 90, 97).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Great Void (#3B5760), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#415A61 color codes

HEX	`#415A61`
RGB	`rgb(65, 90, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 35.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 7%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.55, -7.46, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.55, 10.27, 223.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.993, 9.299, 12.681)`
Decimal	`4282977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415A61, 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 #415A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #415A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415a61; }
.text { color: #415a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 90 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415a61, #414a61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #415A61?: #415A61 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #415A61?: The RGB value is 65, 90, 97: 65 red, 90 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415A61?: The complementary color is #614841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.