What color is #41AF5A?

#41AF5A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41AF5A?

The RGB value is 65, 175, 90: 65 red, 175 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41AF5A?

The complementary color is #AF4196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41AF5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41AF5A color

#41AF5A rgb(65, 175, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #41AF5A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 68.6% green and 35.3% blue (65, 175, 90).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 46% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#41AF5A color codes

HEX	`#41AF5A`
RGB	`rgb(65, 175, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 68.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 46%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 63%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 49%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.77, -49.68, 34.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.77, 60.43, 145.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.354, 32.52, 14.928)`
Decimal	`4304730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41AF5A, 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 #41AF5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#41AF5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	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 #41AF5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41af5a; }
.text { color: #41af5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41af5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 175 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41af5a, #41af91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #41AF5A?: #41AF5A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41AF5A?: The RGB value is 65, 175, 90: 65 red, 175 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41AF5A?: The complementary color is #AF4196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41AF5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.