What color is #442202?

#442202 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #442202?

The RGB value is 68, 34, 2: 68 red, 34 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442202?

The complementary color is #022444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442202?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442202 color

#442202 rgb(68, 34, 2)

Shades of brown

The hex color #442202 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 13.3% green and 0.8% blue (68, 34, 2).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 94% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 97% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#442202 color codes

HEX	`#442202`
RGB	`rgb(68, 34, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 13.3%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 94%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 97%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 97%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.36, 13.66, 24.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.36, 28.29, 61.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.967, 2.378, 0.36)`
Decimal	`4465154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442202, 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 #442202	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442202 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	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 #442202 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442202; }
.text { color: #442202; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442202; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 34 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442202, #444302); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #442202?: #442202 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #442202?: The RGB value is 68, 34, 2: 68 red, 34 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442202?: The complementary color is #022444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442202?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.