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#412515 Color

#412515 is rgb(65, 37, 21) in RGB, hsl(22, 51%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 68%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bister (Bistre) (#3D2B1F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#412515
HEX#412515
RGBrgb(65, 37, 21)
HSLhsl(22, 51%, 17%)
HSVhsv(22, 68%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 68%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(29.7% 0.05 49.7)
LABlab(18.13% 12.28 16.41)
LCHlch(18.13% 20.49 53.18)

What #412515 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #412515, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#412515 Channel Values

How #412515 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 65 · G 37 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 51% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 68% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 68% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14:1 vs white · 1.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #412515 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #412515 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #412515

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #412515; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #412515

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #412515.

How #412515 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#412515
Protanopia#2B2B15
Protanomaly#352915
Deuteranopia#303013
Deuteranomaly#382C14
Tritanopia#422323
Tritanomaly#42241E
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #412515 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-412515: #412515;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #412515;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-412515': '#412515' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.255, green: 0.145, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_412515">#412515</color>
SVG fillfill="#412515"

More Brown Colors

#412515 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#412515 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #412515?

#412515 is a darkest brown — rgb(65, 37, 21) in RGB and hsl(22, 51%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bister (Bistre) (#3D2B1F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #412515?

#412515 is rgb(65, 37, 21) — red 65, green 37, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #412515?

#412515 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 68%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #412515 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #412515 scores 14:1 against white and 1.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #412515 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #412515 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 27.36, which is a different colour altogether.

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