What color is #441D17?

#441D17 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #441D17?

The RGB value is 68, 29, 23: 68 red, 29 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #441D17?

The complementary color is #173E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #441D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#441D17 color

#441D17 rgb(68, 29, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #441D17 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 11.4% green and 9% blue (68, 29, 23).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 49% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 66% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#441D17 color codes

HEX	`#441D17`
RGB	`rgb(68, 29, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 11.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 49%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 66%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 66%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.35, 18.17, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.35, 22.29, 35.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.978, 2.17, 1.072)`
Decimal	`4463895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #441D17, 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 #441D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#441D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #441D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #441d17; }
.text { color: #441d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #441d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 29 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #441d17, #443417); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #441D17?: #441D17 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #441D17?: The RGB value is 68, 29, 23: 68 red, 29 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #441D17?: The complementary color is #173E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #441D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.