What color is #44232F?

#44232F is a dark, desaturated rose known as Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Castro?

The RGB value is 68, 35, 47: 68 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Castro?

The complementary color is #234438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44232F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Castro color: hex code #44232F

#44232F rgb(68, 35, 47)

Shades of red

Castro has the hex code #44232F. It is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 13.7% green and 18.4% blue (68, 35, 47).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 32% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 31% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

Castro (#44232F) color codes

HEX	`#44232F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 35, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 13.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 32%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 49%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.53, 17.5, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.53, 17.53, 356.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.498, 2.637, 3.013)`
Decimal	`4465455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Castro, 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 #44232F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44232F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #44232F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44232f; }
.text { color: #44232f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44232f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 35 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44232f, #442823); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

See #44232F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #44232F?: #44232F is a dark, desaturated rose known as Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Castro?: The RGB value is 68, 35, 47: 68 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Castro?: The complementary color is #234438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44232F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.