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HEX atlas value

#41241B

#41241B is a warm red HEX color close to Espresso. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 65, 36, 27, HSL 14, 41%, 18%, has luminance 0.0246, and belongs to the dark group.

redwarmdark
#41241B Sample readable text
HEX #41241B
RGB rgb(65, 36, 27)
HSL hsl(14 41% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 45, 58, 75)
Luminance 0.0246
Contrast Black 1.49:1White 14.08:1

CSS

--color-41241b: #41241B;
.background-41241b { background-color: #41241B; }
.text-41241b { color: #41241B; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0246
Black text1.49:1AA Fail
White text14.08:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#41241B","rgb":[65,36,27],"hsl":[14,41,18],"cmyk":[0,45,58,75],"luminance":0.0246,"contrast":{"black":1.49,"white":14.08}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":14.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#411B25","hex":"#411B25","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.41,"contrastWhite":14.91,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4B1E11","hex":"#4B1E11","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.49,"contrastWhite":14.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#372925","hex":"#372925","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.51,"contrastWhite":13.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","dark","dark red","Espresso adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/41241b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-bark.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#1B3841","analogous":["#411B25","#41371B"],"triadic":["#1B4124","#241B41"],"tetradic":["#25411B","#1B3841","#371B41"],"splitComplementary":["#1B4137","#1B2541"],"monochromatic":["#814836","#41241B","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#814836","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#4B1E11","desaturated":"#372925","pastel":"#8A5E51","neon":"#851F00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":21.447610589527216},{"slug":"peat","name":"Peat","hex":"#3B2F2F","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":24.71841418861655},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":25.25866188063018},{"slug":"merlot","name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","distance":27.53179979587241}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #41241B

#41241B is classified as a warm red value with dark visual character. #41241B is visually closest to Espresso, a named orange color with HEX #4B3621.

The RGB channels are 65, 36, and 27, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg with 41% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0246, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.49:1AA Fail
White text14.08:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #41241B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.49:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF14.08:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
#411B25#FFFFFF text · best 14.91:1#411B25
Rubber#FFFFFF text · best 14.83:1#2A2725
#4B1E11#FFFFFF text · best 14.08:1#4B1E11
#372925#FFFFFF text · best 13.94:1#372925

Generated Palette

#41241B#41241B
#1B3841#1B3841
#411B25#411B25
#41371B#41371B
#814836#814836
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#1B3841#1B3841
#411B25#411B25
#41371B#41371B
#1B4124#1B4124
#241B41#241B41

Variants

#814836#814836
Black#000000
#4B1E11#4B1E11
#372925#372925
#8A5E51#8A5E51
#851F00#851F00

Nearest Named Colors

Espresso#4B3621
Peat#3B2F2F
Pine Bark#4A3728
Rubber#2A2725
Merlot#541E2E

Related HEX Guides

Espresso colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4B3621.Peat colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #3B2F2F.Pine Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4A3728.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#41241B APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.