What color is #41372A?

#41372A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41372A?

The RGB value is 65, 55, 42: 65 red, 55 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41372A?

The complementary color is #2A3441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41372A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41372A color

#41372A rgb(65, 55, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #41372A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 21.6% green and 16.5% blue (65, 55, 42).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 21% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 35% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#41372A color codes

HEX	`#41372A`
RGB	`rgb(65, 55, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 21.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 21%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 35%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.75, 2.06, 9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.75, 10.01, 78.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.964, 4.024, 2.758)`
Decimal	`4273962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41372A, 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 #41372A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41372A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #41372A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41372a; }
.text { color: #41372a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41372a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 55 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41372a, #3f412a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #41372A?: #41372A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41372A?: The RGB value is 65, 55, 42: 65 red, 55 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41372A?: The complementary color is #2A3441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41372A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.