What color is #442F40?

#442F40 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #442F40?

The RGB value is 68, 47, 64: 68 red, 47 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442F40?

The complementary color is #2F4433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442F40 color

#442F40 rgb(68, 47, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #442F40 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 18.4% green and 25.1% blue (68, 47, 64).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#442F40 color codes

HEX	`#442F40`
RGB	`rgb(68, 47, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 18.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 31%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.42, 12.93, -6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.42, 14.65, 331.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.326, 3.632, 5.323)`
Decimal	`4468544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442F40, 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 #442F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #442F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442f40; }
.text { color: #442f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 47 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442f40, #442f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #442F40?: #442F40 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #442F40?: The RGB value is 68, 47, 64: 68 red, 47 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442F40?: The complementary color is #2F4433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.