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#414948 Color

#414948 is rgb(65, 73, 72) in RGB, hsl(173, 6%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Outer Space (#414A4C), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#414948
HEX#414948
RGBrgb(65, 73, 72)
HSLhsl(173, 6%, 27%)
HSVhsv(173, 11%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(39.8% 0.011 187.7)
LABlab(30.27% -3.54 -0.57)
LCHlch(30.27% 3.59 189.10)

What #414948 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #414948, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#414948 Channel Values

How #414948 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 65 · G 73 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 6% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 11% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.25:1 vs white · 2.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #414948 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #414948

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #414948; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #414948

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #414948 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#414948
Protanopia#484848
Protanomaly#454848
Deuteranopia#464648
Deuteranomaly#444748
Tritanopia#414949
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Achromatopsia#474747

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Using #414948 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-414948: #414948;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #414948;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-414948': '#414948' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.255, green: 0.286, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_414948">#414948</color>
SVG fillfill="#414948"

More Gray Colors

#414948 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#414948 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #414948?

#414948 is a dark gray — rgb(65, 73, 72) in RGB and hsl(173, 6%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Outer Space (#414A4C), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.98.

What is the RGB value of #414948?

#414948 is rgb(65, 73, 72) — red 65, green 73, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #414948?

#414948 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #414948 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #414948 scores 9.25:1 against white and 2.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #414948 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #414948 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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