What color is #44351F?

#44351F 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 #44351F?

The RGB value is 68, 53, 31: 68 red, 53 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44351F?

The complementary color is #1F2E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44351F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44351F color

#44351F rgb(68, 53, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #44351F is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 20.8% green and 12.2% blue (68, 53, 31).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 37% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#44351F color codes

HEX	`#44351F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 53, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 20.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 37%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.25, 3.33, 16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.25, 16.7, 78.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.904, 3.874, 1.838)`
Decimal	`4470047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44351F, 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 #44351F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44351F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #44351F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44351f; }
.text { color: #44351f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44351f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 53 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44351f, #41441f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #44351F?: #44351F 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 #44351F?: The RGB value is 68, 53, 31: 68 red, 53 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44351F?: The complementary color is #1F2E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44351F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.