What color is #41817D?

#41817D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41817D?

The RGB value is 65, 129, 125: 65 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41817D?

The complementary color is #814145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41817D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41817D color

#41817D rgb(65, 129, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #41817D is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 50.6% green and 49% blue (65, 129, 125).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#41817D color codes

HEX	`#41817D`
RGB	`rgb(65, 129, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 50.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.86, -21.54, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.86, 21.94, 190.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.73, 18.304, 22.207)`
Decimal	`4292989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41817D, 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 #41817D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#41817D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	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 #41817D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41817d; }
.text { color: #41817d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41817d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 129 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41817d, #416581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #41817D?: #41817D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41817D?: The RGB value is 65, 129, 125: 65 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41817D?: The complementary color is #814145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41817D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.