What color is #41252E?

#41252E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41252E?

The RGB value is 65, 37, 46: 65 red, 37 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41252E?

The complementary color is #254138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41252E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41252E color

#41252E rgb(65, 37, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #41252E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 14.5% green and 18% blue (65, 37, 46).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#41252E color codes

HEX	`#41252E`
RGB	`rgb(65, 37, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 14.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 43%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 29%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.56, 14.72, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.56, 14.72, 358.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.335, 2.644, 2.919)`
Decimal	`4269358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41252E, 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 #41252E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41252E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #41252E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41252e; }
.text { color: #41252e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41252e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 37 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41252e, #412a25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #41252E?: #41252E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41252E?: The RGB value is 65, 37, 46: 65 red, 37 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41252E?: The complementary color is #254138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41252E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.