What color is #41281A?

#41281A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41281A?

The RGB value is 65, 40, 26: 65 red, 40 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41281A?

The complementary color is #1A3341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41281A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41281A color

#41281A rgb(65, 40, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #41281A is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 15.7% green and 10.2% blue (65, 40, 26).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 43% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 60% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#41281A color codes

HEX	`#41281A`
RGB	`rgb(65, 40, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 15.7%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 43%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 60%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 60%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.87, 9.89, 13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.87, 17.12, 54.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.125, 2.716, 1.337)`
Decimal	`4270106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41281A, 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 #41281A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41281A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #41281A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41281a; }
.text { color: #41281a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41281a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 40 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41281a, #413c1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #41281A?: #41281A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41281A?: The RGB value is 65, 40, 26: 65 red, 40 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41281A?: The complementary color is #1A3341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41281A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.