What color is #411D17?

#411D17 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 #411D17?

The RGB value is 65, 29, 23: 65 red, 29 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #411D17?

The complementary color is #173B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #411D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#411D17 color

#411D17 rgb(65, 29, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #411D17 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 11.4% green and 9% blue (65, 29, 23).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 65% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#411D17 color codes

HEX	`#411D17`
RGB	`rgb(65, 29, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 11.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 65%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 65%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.82, 16.78, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.82, 20.7, 35.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.774, 2.065, 1.063)`
Decimal	`4267287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #411D17, 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 #411D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#411D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #411D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #411d17; }
.text { color: #411d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #411d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 29 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #411d17, #413217); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #411D17?: #411D17 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 #411D17?: The RGB value is 65, 29, 23: 65 red, 29 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #411D17?: The complementary color is #173B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #411D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.