Close to Dark Slate Gray

#415255

#415255 is a dark, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Dark Slate Gray. In RGB it’s made of 25.5% red, 32.2% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 189°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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White text on this color

8.19:1 AAA
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Black text on this color

2.56:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

2.56:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #415255 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#415255
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #415255

What color is #415255?

#415255 is a dark, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Dark Slate Gray. In RGB it’s made of 25.5% red, 32.2% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 189°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #415255 in RGB?

#415255 is rgb(65, 82, 85): 65 red, 82 green, and 85 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #415255 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(24, 4, 0, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #415255?

PANTONE 7540 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #415255?

Its complement #5B4C49 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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