What color is #414617?

#414617 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414617?

The RGB value is 65, 70, 23: 65 red, 70 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414617?

The complementary color is #1C1746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414617?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414617 color

#414617 rgb(65, 70, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #414617 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 27.5% green and 9% blue (65, 70, 23).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#414617 color codes

HEX	`#414617`
RGB	`rgb(65, 70, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 27.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 67%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.29, -9.69, 26.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.29, 28.6, 109.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.525, 5.566, 1.646)`
Decimal	`4277783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414617, 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 #414617	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414617 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #414617 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414617; }
.text { color: #414617; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414617; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 70 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414617, #294617); }

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Questions

What color is #414617?: #414617 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414617?: The RGB value is 65, 70, 23: 65 red, 70 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414617?: The complementary color is #1C1746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414617?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.