What color is #411C18?

#411C18 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #411C18?

The RGB value is 65, 28, 24: 65 red, 28 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #411C18?

The complementary color is #183D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #411C18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#411C18 color

#411C18 rgb(65, 28, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #411C18 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 11% green and 9.4% blue (65, 28, 24).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 46% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 63% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#411C18 color codes

HEX	`#411C18`
RGB	`rgb(65, 28, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 11%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 46%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 63%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 63%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.59, 17.5, 11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.59, 20.74, 32.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.76, 2.021, 1.109)`
Decimal	`4267032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #411C18, 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 #411C18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#411C18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #411C18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #411c18; }
.text { color: #411c18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #411c18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 28 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #411c18, #413118); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #411C18?: #411C18 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #411C18?: The RGB value is 65, 28, 24: 65 red, 28 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #411C18?: The complementary color is #183D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #411C18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.