What color is #44301E?

#44301E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44301E?

The RGB value is 68, 48, 30: 68 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44301E?

The complementary color is #1E3244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44301E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44301E color

#44301E rgb(68, 48, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #44301E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 18.8% green and 11.8% blue (68, 48, 30).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 56% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#44301E color codes

HEX	`#44301E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 48, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 18.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 56%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 56%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.71, 6.52, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.71, 16.41, 66.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.675, 3.437, 1.698)`
Decimal	`4468766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44301E, 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 #44301E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44301E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #44301E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44301e; }
.text { color: #44301e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44301e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 48 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44301e, #44431e); }

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Questions

What color is #44301E?: #44301E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44301E?: The RGB value is 68, 48, 30: 68 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44301E?: The complementary color is #1E3244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44301E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.