What color is #44191F?

#44191F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44191F?

The RGB value is 68, 25, 31: 68 red, 25 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44191F?

The complementary color is #19443E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44191F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44191F color

#44191F rgb(68, 25, 31)

Shades of red

The hex color #44191F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 9.8% green and 12.2% blue (68, 25, 31).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 46% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#44191F color codes

HEX	`#44191F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 25, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 9.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 46%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 63%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.61, 21.4, 6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.61, 22.29, 16.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.979, 2.023, 1.53)`
Decimal	`4462879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44191F, 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 #44191F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44191F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #44191F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44191f; }
.text { color: #44191f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44191f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 25 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44191f, #442819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #44191F?: #44191F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44191F?: The RGB value is 68, 25, 31: 68 red, 25 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44191F?: The complementary color is #19443E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44191F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.