What color is #415C5F?

#415C5F 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 #415C5F?

The RGB value is 65, 92, 95: 65 red, 92 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415C5F?

The complementary color is #5F4441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415C5F color

#415C5F rgb(65, 92, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #415C5F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 36.1% green and 37.3% blue (65, 92, 95).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#415C5F color codes

HEX	`#415C5F`
RGB	`rgb(65, 92, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 36.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 3%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.12, -9.2, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.12, 10.45, 208.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.072, 9.604, 12.253)`
Decimal	`4283487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415C5F, 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 #415C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #415C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415c5f; }
.text { color: #415c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 92 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415c5f, #414d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #415C5F?: #415C5F 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 #415C5F?: The RGB value is 65, 92, 95: 65 red, 92 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415C5F?: The complementary color is #5F4441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.