What color is #441814?

#441814 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #441814?

The RGB value is 68, 24, 20: 68 red, 24 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #441814?

The complementary color is #144044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #441814?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#441814 color

#441814 rgb(68, 24, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #441814 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 9.4% green and 7.8% blue (68, 24, 20).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 55% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 71% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#441814 color codes

HEX	`#441814`
RGB	`rgb(68, 24, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 9.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 55%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 71%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 71%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.13, 20.91, 13.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.13, 24.85, 32.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.837, 1.933, 0.885)`
Decimal	`4462612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #441814, 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 #441814	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#441814 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	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 #441814 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #441814; }
.text { color: #441814; }
.border { border: 2px solid #441814; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 24 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #441814, #443014); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #441814?: #441814 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #441814?: The RGB value is 68, 24, 20: 68 red, 24 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #441814?: The complementary color is #144044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #441814?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.