What color is #412A25?

#412A25 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #412A25?

The RGB value is 65, 42, 37: 65 red, 42 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412A25?

The complementary color is #253C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412A25 color

#412A25 rgb(65, 42, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #412A25 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 16.5% green and 14.5% blue (65, 42, 37).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 43% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#412A25 color codes

HEX	`#412A25`
RGB	`rgb(65, 42, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 16.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 43%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 43%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.69, 9.95, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.69, 12.52, 37.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.342, 2.914, 2.136)`
Decimal	`4270629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412A25, 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 #412A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #412A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412a25; }
.text { color: #412a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 42 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412a25, #413825); }

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Questions

What color is #412A25?: #412A25 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #412A25?: The RGB value is 65, 42, 37: 65 red, 42 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412A25?: The complementary color is #253C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.