What color is #417B7B?

#417B7B 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 #417B7B?

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

What is the complementary color of #417B7B?

The complementary color is #7B4141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #417B7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#417B7B color

#417B7B rgb(65, 123, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #417B7B is a dark, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#417B7B color codes

HEX	`#417B7B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 123, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 48.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 47%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, -18.92, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 19.81, 197.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.837, 16.719, 21.286)`
Decimal	`4291451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #417B7B, 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 #417B7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#417B7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #417B7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #417b7b; }
.text { color: #417b7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #417b7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 123 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #417b7b, #415e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #417B7B?: #417B7B 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 #417B7B?: The RGB value is 65, 123, 123: 65 red, 123 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #417B7B?: The complementary color is #7B4141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #417B7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.