What color is #416949?

#416949 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #416949?

The RGB value is 65, 105, 73: 65 red, 105 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #416949?

The complementary color is #694161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #416949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#416949 color

#416949 rgb(65, 105, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #416949 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 41.2% green and 28.6% blue (65, 105, 73).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 24% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#416949 color codes

HEX	`#416949`
RGB	`rgb(65, 105, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 41.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 24%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 38%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.75, -21.59, 13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.75, 25.55, 147.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.434, 11.708, 8.117)`
Decimal	`4286793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #416949, 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 #416949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#416949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #416949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #416949; }
.text { color: #416949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #416949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 105 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #416949, #41695d); }

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Questions

What color is #416949?: #416949 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #416949?: The RGB value is 65, 105, 73: 65 red, 105 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #416949?: The complementary color is #694161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #416949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.