What color is #41312B?

#41312B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41312B?

The RGB value is 65, 49, 43: 65 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41312B?

The complementary color is #2B3B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41312B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41312B color

#41312B rgb(65, 49, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41312B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 19.2% green and 16.9% blue (65, 49, 43).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#41312B color codes

HEX	`#41312B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 49, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 19.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 34%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 34%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.93, 6.2, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.93, 9.06, 46.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.714, 3.495, 2.764)`
Decimal	`4272427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41312B, 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 #41312B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41312B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #41312B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41312b; }
.text { color: #41312b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41312b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 49 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41312b, #413c2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #41312B?: #41312B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41312B?: The RGB value is 65, 49, 43: 65 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41312B?: The complementary color is #2B3B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41312B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.