What color is #44212E?

#44212E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44212E?

The RGB value is 68, 33, 46: 68 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44212E?

The complementary color is #214437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44212E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44212E color

#44212E rgb(68, 33, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #44212E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 12.9% green and 18% blue (68, 33, 46).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 35% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 32% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#44212E color codes

HEX	`#44212E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 33, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 12.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 35%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 32%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.98, 18.61, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.98, 18.64, 356.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.421, 2.514, 2.889)`
Decimal	`4464942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44212E, 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 #44212E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44212E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #44212E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44212e; }
.text { color: #44212e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44212e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 33 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44212e, #442621); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #44212E?: #44212E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44212E?: The RGB value is 68, 33, 46: 68 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44212E?: The complementary color is #214437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44212E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.