What color is #44152D?

#44152D is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44152D?

The RGB value is 68, 21, 45: 68 red, 21 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44152D?

The complementary color is #15442C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44152D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44152D color

#44152D rgb(68, 21, 45)

Shades of purple

The hex color #44152D is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 8.2% green and 17.6% blue (68, 21, 45).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 53% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 34% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#44152D color codes

HEX	`#44152D`
RGB	`rgb(68, 21, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 8.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 53%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 69%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 34%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.25, 25.5, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.25, 25.88, 350.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.126, 1.955, 2.695)`
Decimal	`4461869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44152D, 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 #44152D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44152D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #44152D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44152d; }
.text { color: #44152d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44152d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 21 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44152d, #441516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #44152D?: #44152D is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44152D?: The RGB value is 68, 21, 45: 68 red, 21 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44152D?: The complementary color is #15442C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44152D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.