What color is #41AFCB?

#41AFCB is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aquarius. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41AFCB?

The RGB value is 65, 175, 203: 65 red, 175 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41AFCB?

The complementary color is #CB5D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41AFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41AFCB color

#41AFCB rgb(65, 175, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #41AFCB is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 68.6% green and 79.6% blue (65, 175, 203).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 57% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Aquarius (#2DB0CE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#41AFCB color codes

HEX	`#41AFCB`
RGB	`rgb(65, 175, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 68.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 57%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 68%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 14%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.59, -22.18, -23.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.59, 32.2, 226.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.285, 36.092, 61.964)`
Decimal	`4304843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41AFCB, 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 #41AFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#41AFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #41AFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41afcb; }
.text { color: #41afcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41afcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 175 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41afcb, #416acb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #41AFCB?: #41AFCB is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aquarius. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41AFCB?: The RGB value is 65, 175, 203: 65 red, 175 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41AFCB?: The complementary color is #CB5D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41AFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.