What color is #415E17?

#415E17 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #415E17?

The RGB value is 65, 94, 23: 65 red, 94 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415E17?

The complementary color is #34175E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415E17 color

#415E17 rgb(65, 94, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #415E17 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 36.9% green and 9% blue (65, 94, 23).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 61% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#415E17 color codes

HEX	`#415E17`
RGB	`rgb(65, 94, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 36.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 61%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 76%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 76%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, -22.89, 35.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 42.13, 122.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.337, 9.191, 2.251)`
Decimal	`4283927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415E17, 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 #415E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #415E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415e17; }
.text { color: #415e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 94 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415e17, #1d5e17); }

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Questions

What color is #415E17?: #415E17 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #415E17?: The RGB value is 65, 94, 23: 65 red, 94 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415E17?: The complementary color is #34175E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.