What color is #412B27?

#412B27 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #412B27?

The RGB value is 65, 43, 39: 65 red, 43 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412B27?

The complementary color is #273D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412B27 color

#412B27 rgb(65, 43, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #412B27 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 16.9% green and 15.3% blue (65, 43, 39).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 40% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#412B27 color codes

HEX	`#412B27`
RGB	`rgb(65, 43, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 16.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 40%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 40%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.04, 9.58, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.04, 11.69, 34.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.41, 2.998, 2.318)`
Decimal	`4270887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412B27, 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 #412B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #412B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412b27; }
.text { color: #412b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 43 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412b27, #413827); }

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Questions

What color is #412B27?: #412B27 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #412B27?: The RGB value is 65, 43, 39: 65 red, 43 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412B27?: The complementary color is #273D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.