What color is #44112A?

#44112A is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44112A?

The RGB value is 68, 17, 42: 68 red, 17 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44112A?

The complementary color is #11442B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44112A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44112A color

#44112A rgb(68, 17, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #44112A is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 6.7% green and 16.5% blue (68, 17, 42).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 60% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 38% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#44112A color codes

HEX	`#44112A`
RGB	`rgb(68, 17, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 6.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 60%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 75%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 38%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.39, 27.08, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.39, 27.31, 352.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.002, 1.797, 2.379)`
Decimal	`4460842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44112A, 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 #44112A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44112A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #44112A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44112a; }
.text { color: #44112a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44112a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 17 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44112a, #441111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #44112A?: #44112A is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44112A?: The RGB value is 68, 17, 42: 68 red, 17 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44112A?: The complementary color is #11442B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44112A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.