What color is #441100?

#441100 is a very dark, vivid orange known as Black Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black Chocolate?

The RGB value is 68, 17, 0: 68 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black Chocolate?

The complementary color is #003344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #441100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black Chocolate color: hex code #441100

#441100 rgb(68, 17, 0)

Shades of brown

Black Chocolate has the hex code #441100. It is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 6.7% green and 0% blue (68, 17, 0).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 100% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

Black Chocolate (#441100) color codes

HEX	`#441100`
RGB	`rgb(68, 17, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 6.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 100%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.41, 23.58, 20.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.41, 31.29, 41.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.585, 1.63, 0.179)`
Decimal	`4460800`
Short hex	`#410`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black Chocolate, 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 #441100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#441100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #441100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #441100; }
.text { color: #441100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #441100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 17 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #441100, #443300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #441100 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #441100?: #441100 is a very dark, vivid orange known as Black Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black Chocolate?: The RGB value is 68, 17, 0: 68 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black Chocolate?: The complementary color is #003344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #441100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.