What color is #413B15?

#413B15 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #413B15?

The RGB value is 65, 59, 21: 65 red, 59 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #413B15?

The complementary color is #151B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #413B15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#413B15 color

#413B15 rgb(65, 59, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #413B15 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 23.1% green and 8.2% blue (65, 59, 21).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 51% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 68% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#413B15 color codes

HEX	`#413B15`
RGB	`rgb(65, 59, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 23.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 51%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 68%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 68%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, -3.1, 23.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 24.17, 97.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.879, 4.306, 1.336)`
Decimal	`4274965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #413B15, 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 #413B15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#413B15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #413B15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #413b15; }
.text { color: #413b15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #413b15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 59 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #413b15, #314115); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #413B15?: #413B15 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #413B15?: The RGB value is 65, 59, 21: 65 red, 59 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #413B15?: The complementary color is #151B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #413B15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.