What color is #441E36?

#441E36 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #441E36?

The RGB value is 68, 30, 54: 68 red, 30 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #441E36?

The complementary color is #1E442C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #441E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#441E36 color

#441E36 rgb(68, 30, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #441E36 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 11.8% green and 21.2% blue (68, 30, 54).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 21% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#441E36 color codes

HEX	`#441E36`
RGB	`rgb(68, 30, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 11.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 56%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 21%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.57, 21.86, -7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.57, 23.05, 341.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.514, 2.424, 3.772)`
Decimal	`4464182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #441E36, 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 #441E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#441E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #441E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #441e36; }
.text { color: #441e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #441e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 30 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #441e36, #441e23); }

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Questions

What color is #441E36?: #441E36 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #441E36?: The RGB value is 68, 30, 54: 68 red, 30 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #441E36?: The complementary color is #1E442C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #441E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.