What color is #41173D?

#41173D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41173D?

The RGB value is 65, 23, 61: 65 red, 23 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41173D?

The complementary color is #17411B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41173D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41173D color

#41173D rgb(65, 23, 61)

Shades of purple

The hex color #41173D is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 9% green and 23.9% blue (65, 23, 61).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 6% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#41173D color codes

HEX	`#41173D`
RGB	`rgb(65, 23, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 65%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 6%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.87, 26.22, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.87, 30.16, 330.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.329, 2.074, 4.639)`
Decimal	`4265789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41173D, 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 #41173D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41173D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #41173D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41173d; }
.text { color: #41173d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41173d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 23 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41173d, #411728); }

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Questions

What color is #41173D?: #41173D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41173D?: The RGB value is 65, 23, 61: 65 red, 23 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41173D?: The complementary color is #17411B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41173D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.