What color is #442805?

#442805 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 #442805?

The RGB value is 68, 40, 5: 68 red, 40 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442805?

The complementary color is #052144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442805?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442805 color

#442805 rgb(68, 40, 5)

Shades of brown

The hex color #442805 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 15.7% green and 2% blue (68, 40, 5).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 86% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 93% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#442805 color codes

HEX	`#442805`
RGB	`rgb(68, 40, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 15.7%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 86%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 93%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 93%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.05, 9.89, 25.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.05, 27.41, 68.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.17, 2.758, 0.509)`
Decimal	`4466693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442805, 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 #442805	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442805 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #442805 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442805; }
.text { color: #442805; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442805; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 40 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442805, #414405); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #442805?: #442805 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 #442805?: The RGB value is 68, 40, 5: 68 red, 40 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442805?: The complementary color is #052144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442805?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.