What color is #417969?

#417969 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #417969?

The RGB value is 65, 121, 105: 65 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #417969?

The complementary color is #794151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #417969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#417969 color

#417969 rgb(65, 121, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #417969 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 47.5% green and 41.2% blue (65, 121, 105).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#417969 color codes

HEX	`#417969`
RGB	`rgb(65, 121, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 47.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.73, -22.63, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.73, 22.84, 172.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.566, 15.818, 15.805)`
Decimal	`4290921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #417969, 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 #417969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#417969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #417969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #417969; }
.text { color: #417969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #417969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 121 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #417969, #416d79); }

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Questions

What color is #417969?: #417969 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #417969?: The RGB value is 65, 121, 105: 65 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #417969?: The complementary color is #794151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #417969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.