What color is #442600?

#442600 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #442600?

The RGB value is 68, 38, 0: 68 red, 38 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442600?

The complementary color is #001E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442600 color

#442600 rgb(68, 38, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #442600 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 14.9% green and 0% blue (68, 38, 0).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 100% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#442600 color codes

HEX	`#442600`
RGB	`rgb(68, 38, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 14.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 100%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.43, 10.94, 26.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.43, 29.02, 67.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.077, 2.615, 0.343)`
Decimal	`4466176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442600, 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 #442600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #442600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442600; }
.text { color: #442600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 38 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442600, #404400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #442600?: #442600 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #442600?: The RGB value is 68, 38, 0: 68 red, 38 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442600?: The complementary color is #001E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.