What color is #415D5E?

#415D5E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #415D5E?

The RGB value is 65, 93, 94: 65 red, 93 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415D5E?

The complementary color is #5E4241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415D5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415D5E color

#415D5E rgb(65, 93, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #415D5E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 36.5% green and 36.9% blue (65, 93, 94).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#415D5E color codes

HEX	`#415D5E`
RGB	`rgb(65, 93, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 36.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 1%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.41, -10.05, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.41, 10.79, 201.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.114, 9.76, 12.044)`
Decimal	`4283742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415D5E, 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 #415D5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415D5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #415D5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415d5e; }
.text { color: #415d5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415d5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 93 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415d5e, #414e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #415D5E?: #415D5E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #415D5E?: The RGB value is 65, 93, 94: 65 red, 93 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415D5E?: The complementary color is #5E4241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415D5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.