What color is #412C27?

#412C27 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 #412C27?

The RGB value is 65, 44, 39: 65 red, 44 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412C27?

The complementary color is #273C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412C27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412C27 color

#412C27 rgb(65, 44, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #412C27 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 17.3% green and 15.3% blue (65, 44, 39).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 40% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#412C27 color codes

HEX	`#412C27`
RGB	`rgb(65, 44, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 17.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 40%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 40%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.33, 8.91, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.33, 11.4, 38.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.447, 3.072, 2.33)`
Decimal	`4271143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412C27, 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 #412C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #412C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412c27; }
.text { color: #412c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 44 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412c27, #413927); }

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Questions

What color is #412C27?: #412C27 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 #412C27?: The RGB value is 65, 44, 39: 65 red, 44 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412C27?: The complementary color is #273C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412C27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.