What color is #41918F?

#41918F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Java. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41918F?

The RGB value is 65, 145, 143: 65 red, 145 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41918F?

The complementary color is #914143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41918F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41918F color

#41918F rgb(65, 145, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #41918F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 56.9% green and 56.1% blue (65, 145, 143).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 38% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Java (#259797), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#41918F color codes

HEX	`#41918F`
RGB	`rgb(65, 145, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 56.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 38%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 55%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.44, -24.77, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.44, 25.58, 194.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.261, 23.356, 29.58)`
Decimal	`4297103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41918F, 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 #41918F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#41918F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #41918F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41918f; }
.text { color: #41918f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41918f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 145 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41918f, #416b91); }

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Questions

What color is #41918F?: #41918F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Java. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41918F?: The RGB value is 65, 145, 143: 65 red, 145 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41918F?: The complementary color is #914143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41918F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.