What color is #412E1B?

#412E1B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #412E1B?

The RGB value is 65, 46, 27: 65 red, 46 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412E1B?

The complementary color is #1B2E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412E1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412E1B color

#412E1B rgb(65, 46, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #412E1B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 18% green and 10.6% blue (65, 46, 27).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 41% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 58% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#412E1B color codes

HEX	`#412E1B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 46, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 18%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 41%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 58%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 58%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.66, 5.99, 15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.66, 16.71, 69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.355, 3.157, 1.469)`
Decimal	`4271643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412E1B, 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 #412E1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412E1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #412E1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412e1b; }
.text { color: #412e1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412e1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 46 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412e1b, #41411b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #412E1B?: #412E1B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #412E1B?: The RGB value is 65, 46, 27: 65 red, 46 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412E1B?: The complementary color is #1B2E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412E1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.