What color is #41856F?

#41856F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41856F?

The RGB value is 65, 133, 111: 65 red, 133 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41856F?

The complementary color is #854157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41856F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41856F color

#41856F rgb(65, 133, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #41856F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 52.2% green and 43.5% blue (65, 133, 111).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#41856F color codes

HEX	`#41856F`
RGB	`rgb(65, 133, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 52.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 51%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.74, -27.21, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.74, 27.72, 168.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.435, 19.045, 18.004)`
Decimal	`4293999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41856F, 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 #41856F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#41856F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #41856F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41856f; }
.text { color: #41856f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41856f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 133 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41856f, #417985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #41856F?: #41856F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41856F?: The RGB value is 65, 133, 111: 65 red, 133 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41856F?: The complementary color is #854157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41856F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.