What color is #441B16?

#441B16 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #441B16?

The RGB value is 68, 27, 22: 68 red, 27 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #441B16?

The complementary color is #163F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #441B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#441B16 color

#441B16 rgb(68, 27, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #441B16 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 10.6% green and 8.6% blue (68, 27, 22).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 68% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#441B16 color codes

HEX	`#441B16`
RGB	`rgb(68, 27, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 10.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 68%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 68%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.86, 19.3, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.86, 23.26, 33.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.921, 2.071, 1.005)`
Decimal	`4463382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #441B16, 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 #441B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#441B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #441B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #441b16; }
.text { color: #441b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #441b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 27 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #441b16, #443216); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #441B16?: #441B16 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #441B16?: The RGB value is 68, 27, 22: 68 red, 27 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #441B16?: The complementary color is #163F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #441B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.