What color is #41969C?

#41969C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41969C?

The RGB value is 65, 150, 156: 65 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41969C?

The complementary color is #9C4741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41969C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41969C color

#41969C rgb(65, 150, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #41969C is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 58.8% green and 61.2% blue (65, 150, 156).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 41% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Baltic (#279D9F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#41969C color codes

HEX	`#41969C`
RGB	`rgb(65, 150, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 58.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 41%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 58%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 4%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, -23.59, -10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 25.98, 204.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.085, 25.335, 35.33)`
Decimal	`4298396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41969C, 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 #41969C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#41969C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #41969C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41969c; }
.text { color: #41969c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41969c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 150 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41969c, #41699c); }

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Questions

What color is #41969C?: #41969C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41969C?: The RGB value is 65, 150, 156: 65 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41969C?: The complementary color is #9C4741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41969C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.