What color is #412E29?

#412E29 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #412E29?

The RGB value is 65, 46, 41: 65 red, 46 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412E29?

The complementary color is #293C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412E29 color

#412E29 rgb(65, 46, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #412E29 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 18% green and 16.1% blue (65, 46, 41).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 23% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 37% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#412E29 color codes

HEX	`#412E29`
RGB	`rgb(65, 46, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 18%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 23%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 37%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 37%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.97, 7.88, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.97, 10.3, 40.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.557, 3.238, 2.535)`
Decimal	`4271657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412E29, 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 #412E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #412E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412e29; }
.text { color: #412e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 46 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412e29, #413a29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #412E29?: #412E29 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #412E29?: The RGB value is 65, 46, 41: 65 red, 46 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412E29?: The complementary color is #293C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.