What color is #41422C?

#41422C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41422C?

The RGB value is 65, 66, 44: 65 red, 66 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41422C?

The complementary color is #2D2C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41422C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41422C color

#41422C rgb(65, 66, 44)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #41422C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 25.9% green and 17.3% blue (65, 66, 44).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 20% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#41422C color codes

HEX	`#41422C`
RGB	`rgb(65, 66, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 25.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 20%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 33%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 33%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.3, -4.67, 13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.3, 14.09, 109.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.583, 5.202, 3.145)`
Decimal	`4276780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41422C, 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 #41422C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41422C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #41422C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41422c; }
.text { color: #41422c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41422c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 66 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41422c, #36422c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #41422C?: #41422C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41422C?: The RGB value is 65, 66, 44: 65 red, 66 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41422C?: The complementary color is #2D2C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41422C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.