What color is #41422E?

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

What is the RGB value of #41422E?

The RGB value is 65, 66, 46: 65 red, 66 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41422E?

The complementary color is #2F2E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41422E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41422E color

#41422E rgb(65, 66, 46)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 25.9% green and 18% blue (65, 66, 46).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% 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 10.28:1).

#41422E color codes

HEX	`#41422E`
RGB	`rgb(65, 66, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 25.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 30%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.35, -4.34, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.35, 12.83, 109.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.621, 5.218, 3.348)`
Decimal	`4276782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41422E, 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 #41422E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41422E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #41422E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41422e; }
.text { color: #41422e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41422e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 66 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41422e, #37422e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #41422E?: #41422E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41422E?: The RGB value is 65, 66, 46: 65 red, 66 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41422E?: The complementary color is #2F2E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41422E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.