What color is #442420?

#442420 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 #442420?

The RGB value is 68, 36, 32: 68 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442420?

The complementary color is #204044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442420 color

#442420 rgb(68, 36, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #442420 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 14.1% green and 12.5% blue (68, 36, 32).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 36% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 53% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#442420 color codes

HEX	`#442420`
RGB	`rgb(68, 36, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 14.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 36%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 53%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 53%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.34, 14.68, 9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.34, 17.37, 32.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.276, 2.595, 1.695)`
Decimal	`4465696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442420, 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 #442420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #442420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442420; }
.text { color: #442420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 36 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442420, #443620); }

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Questions

What color is #442420?: #442420 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 #442420?: The RGB value is 68, 36, 32: 68 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442420?: The complementary color is #204044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.