What color is #44302F?

#44302F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44302F?

The RGB value is 68, 48, 47: 68 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44302F?

The complementary color is #2F4344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44302F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44302F color

#44302F rgb(68, 48, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44302F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 18.8% green and 18.4% blue (68, 48, 47).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 31% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#44302F color codes

HEX	`#44302F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 48, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 18.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 31%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 31%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.12, 8.95, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.12, 9.89, 25.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.954, 3.548, 3.165)`
Decimal	`4468783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44302F, 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 #44302F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44302F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #44302F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44302f; }
.text { color: #44302f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44302f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 48 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44302f, #443a2f); }

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Questions

What color is #44302F?: #44302F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44302F?: The RGB value is 68, 48, 47: 68 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44302F?: The complementary color is #2F4344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44302F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.