What color is #417F68?

#417F68 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 #417F68?

The RGB value is 65, 127, 104: 65 red, 127 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #417F68?

The complementary color is #7F4158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #417F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#417F68 color

#417F68 rgb(65, 127, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #417F68 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 49.8% green and 40.8% blue (65, 127, 104).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 32% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#417F68 color codes

HEX	`#417F68`
RGB	`rgb(65, 127, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 49.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 32%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 18%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.64, -25.93, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.64, 26.7, 166.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.267, 17.301, 15.787)`
Decimal	`4292456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #417F68, 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 #417F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#417F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #417F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #417f68; }
.text { color: #417f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #417f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 127 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #417f68, #41777f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #417F68?: #417F68 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 #417F68?: The RGB value is 65, 127, 104: 65 red, 127 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #417F68?: The complementary color is #7F4158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #417F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.