What color is #412E12?

#412E12 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #412E12?

The RGB value is 65, 46, 18: 65 red, 46 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412E12?

The complementary color is #122541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412E12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412E12 color

#412E12 rgb(65, 46, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #412E12 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 18% green and 7.1% blue (65, 46, 18).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 57% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 72% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#412E12 color codes

HEX	`#412E12`
RGB	`rgb(65, 46, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 18%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 57%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 72%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 72%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.52, 5.12, 21.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.52, 21.67, 76.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.266, 3.122, 1.003)`
Decimal	`4271634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412E12, 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 #412E12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412E12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #412E12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412e12; }
.text { color: #412e12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412e12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 46 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412e12, #3d4112); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #412E12?: #412E12 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #412E12?: The RGB value is 65, 46, 18: 65 red, 46 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412E12?: The complementary color is #122541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412E12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.