What color is #442F27?

#442F27 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #442F27?

The RGB value is 68, 47, 39: 68 red, 47 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442F27?

The complementary color is #273C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442F27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442F27 color

#442F27 rgb(68, 47, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #442F27 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 18.4% green and 15.3% blue (68, 47, 39).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 27% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 43% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#442F27 color codes

HEX	`#442F27`
RGB	`rgb(68, 47, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 18.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 27%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 43%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 43%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.61, 8.35, 8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.61, 12.23, 46.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.767, 3.409, 2.379)`
Decimal	`4468519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442F27, 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 #442F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #442F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442f27; }
.text { color: #442f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 47 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442f27, #443e27); }

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Questions

What color is #442F27?: #442F27 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #442F27?: The RGB value is 68, 47, 39: 68 red, 47 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442F27?: The complementary color is #273C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442F27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.