What color is #412D25?

#412D25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #412D25?

The RGB value is 65, 45, 37: 65 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412D25?

The complementary color is #253941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412D25 color

#412D25 rgb(65, 45, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #412D25 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 17.6% green and 14.5% blue (65, 45, 37).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 43% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#412D25 color codes

HEX	`#412D25`
RGB	`rgb(65, 45, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 17.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 43%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 43%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.57, 7.94, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.57, 11.86, 47.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.452, 3.134, 2.173)`
Decimal	`4271397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412D25, 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 #412D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #412D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412d25; }
.text { color: #412d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 45 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412d25, #413b25); }

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Questions

What color is #412D25?: #412D25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #412D25?: The RGB value is 65, 45, 37: 65 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412D25?: The complementary color is #253941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.