What color is #44201E?

#44201E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44201E?

The RGB value is 68, 32, 30: 68 red, 32 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44201E?

The complementary color is #1E4244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44201E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44201E color

#44201E rgb(68, 32, 30)

Shades of red

The hex color #44201E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 12.5% green and 11.8% blue (68, 32, 30).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 56% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#44201E color codes

HEX	`#44201E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 32, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 12.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 56%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 56%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.25, 17.01, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.25, 19.34, 28.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.135, 2.356, 1.518)`
Decimal	`4464670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44201E, 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 #44201E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44201E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #44201E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44201e; }
.text { color: #44201e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44201e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 32 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44201e, #44331e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #44201E?: #44201E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44201E?: The RGB value is 68, 32, 30: 68 red, 32 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44201E?: The complementary color is #1E4244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44201E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.