What color is #417174?

#417174 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #417174?

The RGB value is 65, 113, 116: 65 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #417174?

The complementary color is #744441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #417174?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#417174 color

#417174 rgb(65, 113, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #417174 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 44.3% green and 45.5% blue (65, 113, 116).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ming (#407577), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#417174 color codes

HEX	`#417174`
RGB	`rgb(65, 113, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 44.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 44%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.51, -15.42, -6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.51, 16.85, 203.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.236, 14.194, 18.667)`
Decimal	`4288884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #417174, 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 #417174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#417174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #417174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #417174; }
.text { color: #417174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #417174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 113 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #417174, #415874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #417174?: #417174 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #417174?: The RGB value is 65, 113, 116: 65 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #417174?: The complementary color is #744441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #417174?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.