What color is #442C38?

#442C38 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 #442C38?

The RGB value is 68, 44, 56: 68 red, 44 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442C38?

The complementary color is #2C4438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442C38 color

#442C38 rgb(68, 44, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #442C38 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 17.3% green and 22% blue (68, 44, 56).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 21% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 18% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#442C38 color codes

HEX	`#442C38`
RGB	`rgb(68, 44, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 17.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 21%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 35%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 18%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.27, 13.26, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.27, 13.63, 346.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.998, 3.316, 4.17)`
Decimal	`4467768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442C38, 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 #442C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #442C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442c38; }
.text { color: #442c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 44 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442c38, #442c2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #442C38?: #442C38 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 #442C38?: The RGB value is 68, 44, 56: 68 red, 44 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442C38?: The complementary color is #2C4438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.