What color is #417B55?

#417B55 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #417B55?

The RGB value is 65, 123, 85: 65 red, 123 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #417B55?

The complementary color is #7B4167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #417B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#417B55 color

#417B55 rgb(65, 123, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #417B55 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 48.2% green and 33.3% blue (65, 123, 85).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#417B55 color codes

HEX	`#417B55`
RGB	`rgb(65, 123, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 48.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 47%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 31%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.9, -28.19, 15.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.9, 31.95, 151.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.902, 15.945, 11.096)`
Decimal	`4291413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #417B55, 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 #417B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#417B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #417B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #417b55; }
.text { color: #417b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #417b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 123 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #417b55, #417b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #417B55?: #417B55 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #417B55?: The RGB value is 65, 123, 85: 65 red, 123 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #417B55?: The complementary color is #7B4167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #417B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.