What color is #415C72?

#415C72 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #415C72?

The RGB value is 65, 92, 114: 65 red, 92 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415C72?

The complementary color is #725741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415C72 color

#415C72 rgb(65, 92, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #415C72 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 36.1% green and 44.7% blue (65, 92, 114).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#415C72 color codes

HEX	`#415C72`
RGB	`rgb(65, 92, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 36.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 43%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 19%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.83, -3.76, -15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.83, 16.1, 256.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.043, 9.992, 17.369)`
Decimal	`4283506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415C72, 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 #415C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #415C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415c72; }
.text { color: #415c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 92 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415c72, #414372); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #415C72?: #415C72 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #415C72?: The RGB value is 65, 92, 114: 65 red, 92 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415C72?: The complementary color is #725741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.