What color is #417D37?

#417D37 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #417D37?

The RGB value is 65, 125, 55: 65 red, 125 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #417D37?

The complementary color is #73377D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #417D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#417D37 color

#417D37 rgb(65, 125, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #417D37 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 49% green and 21.6% blue (65, 125, 55).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 39% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Lush Paradise (#2E7D32), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#417D37 color codes

HEX	`#417D37`
RGB	`rgb(65, 125, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 49%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 39%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 56%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 56%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.06, -34.19, 31.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.06, 46.74, 137)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.203, 16.066, 6.177)`
Decimal	`4291895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #417D37, 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 #417D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#417D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #417D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #417d37; }
.text { color: #417d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #417d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 125 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #417d37, #377d50); }

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Questions

What color is #417D37?: #417D37 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #417D37?: The RGB value is 65, 125, 55: 65 red, 125 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #417D37?: The complementary color is #73377D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #417D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.