What color is #442B2A?

#442B2A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #442B2A?

The RGB value is 68, 43, 42: 68 red, 43 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442B2A?

The complementary color is #2A4344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442B2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442B2A color

#442B2A rgb(68, 43, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #442B2A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 16.9% green and 16.5% blue (68, 43, 42).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 38% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#442B2A color codes

HEX	`#442B2A`
RGB	`rgb(68, 43, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 16.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 38%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 38%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.53, 11.46, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.53, 12.67, 25.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.666, 3.124, 2.6)`
Decimal	`4467498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442B2A, 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 #442B2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442B2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #442B2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442b2a; }
.text { color: #442b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442b2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 43 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442b2a, #44382a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #442B2A?: #442B2A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #442B2A?: The RGB value is 68, 43, 42: 68 red, 43 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442B2A?: The complementary color is #2A4344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442B2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.