What color is #412F12?

#412F12 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #412F12?

The RGB value is 65, 47, 18: 65 red, 47 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412F12?

The complementary color is #122441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412F12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412F12 color

#412F12 rgb(65, 47, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #412F12 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 18.4% green and 7.1% blue (65, 47, 18).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 57% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 72% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#412F12 color codes

HEX	`#412F12`
RGB	`rgb(65, 47, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 18.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 57%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 72%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 72%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.83, 4.46, 21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.83, 21.86, 78.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.306, 3.201, 1.016)`
Decimal	`4271890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412F12, 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 #412F12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412F12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #412F12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412f12; }
.text { color: #412f12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412f12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 47 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412f12, #3c4112); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #412F12?: #412F12 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #412F12?: The RGB value is 65, 47, 18: 65 red, 47 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412F12?: The complementary color is #122441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412F12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.