What color is #44241F?

#44241F 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 #44241F?

The RGB value is 68, 36, 31: 68 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44241F?

The complementary color is #1F3F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44241F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44241F color

#44241F rgb(68, 36, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #44241F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 14.1% green and 12.2% blue (68, 36, 31).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 37% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Chocolate (#4F2923), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#44241F color codes

HEX	`#44241F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 36, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 14.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 37%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.32, 14.56, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.32, 17.63, 34.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.262, 2.59, 1.624)`
Decimal	`4465695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44241F, 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 #44241F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44241F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #44241F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44241f; }
.text { color: #44241f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44241f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 36 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44241f, #44371f); }

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Questions

What color is #44241F?: #44241F 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 #44241F?: The RGB value is 68, 36, 31: 68 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44241F?: The complementary color is #1F3F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44241F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.