What color is #442320?

#442320 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #442320?

The RGB value is 68, 35, 32: 68 red, 35 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442320?

The complementary color is #204144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442320 color

#442320 rgb(68, 35, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #442320 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 13.7% green and 12.5% blue (68, 35, 32).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 36% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 53% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#442320 color codes

HEX	`#442320`
RGB	`rgb(68, 35, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 13.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 36%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 53%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 53%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.08, 15.33, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.08, 17.73, 30.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.246, 2.536, 1.685)`
Decimal	`4465440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442320, 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 #442320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #442320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442320; }
.text { color: #442320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 35 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442320, #443520); }

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Questions

What color is #442320?: #442320 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #442320?: The RGB value is 68, 35, 32: 68 red, 35 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442320?: The complementary color is #204144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.