What color is #41162E?

#41162E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41162E?

The RGB value is 65, 22, 46: 65 red, 22 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41162E?

The complementary color is #164129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41162E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41162E color

#41162E rgb(65, 22, 46)

Shades of purple

The hex color #41162E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 8.6% green and 18% blue (65, 22, 46).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 49% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#41162E color codes

HEX	`#41162E`
RGB	`rgb(65, 22, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 8.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 49%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 66%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 29%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.93, 24, -5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.93, 24.67, 346.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.96, 1.895, 2.794)`
Decimal	`4265518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41162E, 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 #41162E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41162E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #41162E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41162e; }
.text { color: #41162e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41162e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 22 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41162e, #411619); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #41162E?: #41162E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41162E?: The RGB value is 65, 22, 46: 65 red, 22 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41162E?: The complementary color is #164129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41162E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.