What color is #415B42?

#415B42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #415B42?

The RGB value is 65, 91, 66: 65 red, 91 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415B42?

The complementary color is #5B415A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415B42 color

#415B42 rgb(65, 91, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #415B42 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 35.7% green and 25.9% blue (65, 91, 66).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#415B42 color codes

HEX	`#415B42`
RGB	`rgb(65, 91, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 35.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 27%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.98, -15.44, 11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.98, 19.17, 143.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.904, 8.999, 6.526)`
Decimal	`4283202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415B42, 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 #415B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #415B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415b42; }
.text { color: #415b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 91 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415b42, #415b4f); }

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Questions

What color is #415B42?: #415B42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #415B42?: The RGB value is 65, 91, 66: 65 red, 91 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415B42?: The complementary color is #5B415A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.