What color is #441F21?

#441F21 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #441F21?

The RGB value is 68, 31, 33: 68 red, 31 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #441F21?

The complementary color is #1F4442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #441F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#441F21 color

#441F21 rgb(68, 31, 33)

Shades of red

The hex color #441F21 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 12.2% green and 12.9% blue (68, 31, 33).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 37% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 51% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#441F21 color codes

HEX	`#441F21`
RGB	`rgb(68, 31, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 12.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 37%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 51%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.08, 18, 6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.08, 19.26, 20.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.149, 2.319, 1.72)`
Decimal	`4464417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #441F21, 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 #441F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#441F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #441F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #441f21; }
.text { color: #441f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #441f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 31 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #441f21, #44301f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #441F21?: #441F21 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #441F21?: The RGB value is 68, 31, 33: 68 red, 31 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #441F21?: The complementary color is #1F4442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #441F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.