What color is #417471?

#417471 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #417471?

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

What is the complementary color of #417471?

The complementary color is #744144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #417471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#417471 color

#417471 rgb(65, 116, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #417471 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 176°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#417471 color codes

HEX	`#417471`
RGB	`rgb(65, 116, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 45.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 44%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, -17.9, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 18.28, 191.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.405, 14.806, 17.876)`
Decimal	`4289649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #417471, 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 #417471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#417471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #417471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #417471; }
.text { color: #417471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #417471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 116 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #417471, #415d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #417471?: #417471 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #417471?: The RGB value is 65, 116, 113: 65 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #417471?: The complementary color is #744144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #417471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.