What color is #44231E?

#44231E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44231E?

The RGB value is 68, 35, 30: 68 red, 35 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44231E?

The complementary color is #1E3F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44231E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44231E color

#44231E rgb(68, 35, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #44231E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 13.7% green and 11.8% blue (68, 35, 30).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 56% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Chocolate (#4F2923), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#44231E color codes

HEX	`#44231E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 35, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 13.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 56%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 56%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.03, 15.09, 10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.03, 18.24, 34.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.219, 2.525, 1.546)`
Decimal	`4465438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44231E, 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 #44231E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44231E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #44231E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44231e; }
.text { color: #44231e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44231e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 35 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44231e, #44361e); }

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Questions

What color is #44231E?: #44231E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44231E?: The RGB value is 68, 35, 30: 68 red, 35 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44231E?: The complementary color is #1E3F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44231E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.