What color is #417353?

#417353 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #417353?

The RGB value is 65, 115, 83: 65 red, 115 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #417353?

The complementary color is #734161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #417353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#417353 color

#417353 rgb(65, 115, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #417353 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 45.1% green and 32.5% blue (65, 115, 83).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#417353 color codes

HEX	`#417353`
RGB	`rgb(65, 115, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 45.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 43%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.25, -24.65, 12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.25, 27.67, 153.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.871, 14.009, 10.366)`
Decimal	`4289363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #417353, 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 #417353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#417353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #417353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #417353; }
.text { color: #417353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #417353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 115 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #417353, #41736c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #417353?: #417353 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #417353?: The RGB value is 65, 115, 83: 65 red, 115 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #417353?: The complementary color is #734161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #417353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.