What color is #442934?

#442934 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #442934?

The RGB value is 68, 41, 52: 68 red, 41 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442934?

The complementary color is #294439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442934?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442934 color

#442934 rgb(68, 41, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #442934 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 16.1% green and 20.4% blue (68, 41, 52).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#442934 color codes

HEX	`#442934`
RGB	`rgb(68, 41, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 16.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 40%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.29, 14.48, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.29, 14.6, 352.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.797, 3.063, 3.639)`
Decimal	`4466996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442934, 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 #442934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #442934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442934; }
.text { color: #442934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 41 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442934, #442c29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #442934?: #442934 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #442934?: The RGB value is 68, 41, 52: 68 red, 41 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442934?: The complementary color is #294439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442934?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.