What color is #41232D?

#41232D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41232D?

The RGB value is 65, 35, 45: 65 red, 35 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41232D?

The complementary color is #234137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41232D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41232D color

#41232D rgb(65, 35, 45)

Shades of red

The hex color #41232D is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 13.7% green and 17.6% blue (65, 35, 45).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 30% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 31% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#41232D color codes

HEX	`#41232D`
RGB	`rgb(65, 35, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 13.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 30%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 46%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 31%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.99, 15.86, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.99, 15.87, 358.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.255, 2.516, 2.796)`
Decimal	`4268845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41232D, 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 #41232D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41232D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #41232D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41232d; }
.text { color: #41232d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41232d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 35 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41232d, #412823); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #41232D?: #41232D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41232D?: The RGB value is 65, 35, 45: 65 red, 35 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41232D?: The complementary color is #234137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41232D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.