What color is #41717A?

#41717A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41717A?

The RGB value is 65, 113, 122: 65 red, 113 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41717A?

The complementary color is #7A4A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41717A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41717A color

#41717A rgb(65, 113, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #41717A is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 44.3% green and 47.8% blue (65, 113, 122).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 30% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Hydro (#49747F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#41717A color codes

HEX	`#41717A`
RGB	`rgb(65, 113, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 44.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 30%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 47%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, -13.71, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 17.01, 216.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.597, 14.338, 20.565)`
Decimal	`4288890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41717A, 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 #41717A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#41717A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #41717A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41717a; }
.text { color: #41717a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41717a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 113 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41717a, #41547a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #41717A?: #41717A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41717A?: The RGB value is 65, 113, 122: 65 red, 113 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41717A?: The complementary color is #7A4A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41717A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.