What color is #412C28?

#412C28 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 #412C28?

The RGB value is 65, 44, 40: 65 red, 44 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412C28?

The complementary color is #283D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412C28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412C28 color

#412C28 rgb(65, 44, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #412C28 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 17.3% green and 15.7% blue (65, 44, 40).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 24% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 38% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#412C28 color codes

HEX	`#412C28`
RGB	`rgb(65, 44, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 17.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 24%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 38%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 38%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.36, 9.06, 6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.36, 11.13, 35.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.464, 3.079, 2.419)`
Decimal	`4271144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412C28, 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 #412C28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412C28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #412C28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412c28; }
.text { color: #412c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412c28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 44 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412c28, #413928); }

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Questions

What color is #412C28?: #412C28 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 #412C28?: The RGB value is 65, 44, 40: 65 red, 44 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412C28?: The complementary color is #283D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412C28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.