What color is #413B27?

#413B27 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #413B27?

The RGB value is 65, 59, 39: 65 red, 59 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #413B27?

The complementary color is #272D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #413B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#413B27 color

#413B27 rgb(65, 59, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #413B27 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 23.1% green and 15.3% blue (65, 59, 39).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 40% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#413B27 color codes

HEX	`#413B27`
RGB	`rgb(65, 59, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 23.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 40%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 40%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.95, -0.99, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.95, 13.4, 94.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.11, 4.398, 2.552)`
Decimal	`4274983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #413B27, 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 #413B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#413B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #413B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #413b27; }
.text { color: #413b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #413b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 59 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #413b27, #3a4127); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #413B27?: #413B27 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #413B27?: The RGB value is 65, 59, 39: 65 red, 59 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #413B27?: The complementary color is #272D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #413B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.