What color is #415E59?

#415E59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #415E59?

The RGB value is 65, 94, 89: 65 red, 94 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415E59?

The complementary color is #5E4146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415E59 color

#415E59 rgb(65, 94, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #415E59 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 36.9% green and 34.9% blue (65, 94, 89).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#415E59 color codes

HEX	`#415E59`
RGB	`rgb(65, 94, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 36.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 5%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.57, -11.93, -0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.57, 11.94, 182.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.985, 9.85, 10.93)`
Decimal	`4283993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415E59, 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 #415E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #415E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415e59; }
.text { color: #415e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 94 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415e59, #41555e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #415E59?: #415E59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #415E59?: The RGB value is 65, 94, 89: 65 red, 94 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415E59?: The complementary color is #5E4146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.