What color is #41141B?

#41141B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41141B?

The RGB value is 65, 20, 27: 65 red, 20 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41141B?

The complementary color is #14413A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41141B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41141B color

#41141B rgb(65, 20, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #41141B is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 7.8% green and 10.6% blue (65, 20, 27).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 53% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 58% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#41141B color codes

HEX	`#41141B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 20, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 7.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 53%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 69%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 58%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.85, 22.54, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.85, 23.49, 16.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.628, 1.704, 1.227)`
Decimal	`4264987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41141B, 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 #41141B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41141B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #41141B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41141b; }
.text { color: #41141b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41141b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 20 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41141b, #412414); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #41141B?: #41141B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41141B?: The RGB value is 65, 20, 27: 65 red, 20 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41141B?: The complementary color is #14413A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41141B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.