What color is #414317?

#414317 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414317?

The RGB value is 65, 67, 23: 65 red, 67 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414317?

The complementary color is #191743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414317?

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.

#414317 color

#414317 rgb(65, 67, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #414317 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 26.3% green and 9% blue (65, 67, 23).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 49% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#414317 color codes

HEX	`#414317`
RGB	`rgb(65, 67, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 26.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 49%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 66%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 66%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.3, -7.89, 25.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.3, 26.99, 106.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.342, 5.2, 1.585)`
Decimal	`4277015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414317, 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 #414317	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414317 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 #414317 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414317; }
.text { color: #414317; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414317; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 67 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414317, #2b4317); }

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Questions

What color is #414317?: #414317 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414317?: The RGB value is 65, 67, 23: 65 red, 67 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414317?: The complementary color is #191743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414317?: 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.