What color is #442B13?

#442B13 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #442B13?

The RGB value is 68, 43, 19: 68 red, 43 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442B13?

The complementary color is #132C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442B13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442B13 color

#442B13 rgb(68, 43, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #442B13 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 16.9% green and 7.5% blue (68, 43, 19).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 56% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 72% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#442B13 color codes

HEX	`#442B13`
RGB	`rgb(68, 43, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 16.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 56%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 72%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 72%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.06, 8.76, 20.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.06, 21.86, 66.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.366, 3.004, 1.019)`
Decimal	`4467475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442B13, 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 #442B13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442B13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #442B13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442b13; }
.text { color: #442b13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442b13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 43 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442b13, #444413); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #442B13?: #442B13 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #442B13?: The RGB value is 68, 43, 19: 68 red, 43 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442B13?: The complementary color is #132C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442B13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.