What color is #417E5F?

#417E5F 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 #417E5F?

The RGB value is 65, 126, 95: 65 red, 126 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #417E5F?

The complementary color is #7E4160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #417E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#417E5F color

#417E5F rgb(65, 126, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #417E5F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 49.4% green and 37.3% blue (65, 126, 95).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 32% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#417E5F color codes

HEX	`#417E5F`
RGB	`rgb(65, 126, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 49.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 32%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 48%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 25%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, -27.52, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 29.59, 158.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.705, 16.871, 13.464)`
Decimal	`4292191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #417E5F, 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 #417E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#417E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #417E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #417e5f; }
.text { color: #417e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #417e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 126 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #417e5f, #417e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #417E5F?: #417E5F 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 #417E5F?: The RGB value is 65, 126, 95: 65 red, 126 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #417E5F?: The complementary color is #7E4160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #417E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.