What color is #442123?

#442123 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #442123?

The RGB value is 68, 33, 35: 68 red, 33 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442123?

The complementary color is #214442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442123 color

#442123 rgb(68, 33, 35)

Shades of red

The hex color #442123 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 12.9% green and 13.7% blue (68, 33, 35).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 35% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 49% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#442123 color codes

HEX	`#442123`
RGB	`rgb(68, 33, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 12.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 35%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 49%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.64, 16.99, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.64, 18.09, 20.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.231, 2.438, 1.89)`
Decimal	`4464931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442123, 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 #442123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #442123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442123; }
.text { color: #442123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 33 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442123, #443121); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #442123?: #442123 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #442123?: The RGB value is 68, 33, 35: 68 red, 33 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442123?: The complementary color is #214442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.