What color is #443B38?

#443B38 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443B38?

The RGB value is 68, 59, 56: 68 red, 59 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443B38?

The complementary color is #384144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443B38 color

#443B38 rgb(68, 59, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443B38 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 23.1% green and 22% blue (68, 59, 56).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 10% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Eclipse (#3F3939), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#443B38 color codes

HEX	`#443B38`
RGB	`rgb(68, 59, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 23.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 10%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 18%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.69, 3.32, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.69, 4.68, 44.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.662, 4.643, 4.391)`
Decimal	`4471608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443B38, 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 #443B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #443B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443b38; }
.text { color: #443b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 59 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443b38, #444138); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #443B38?: #443B38 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443B38?: The RGB value is 68, 59, 56: 68 red, 59 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443B38?: The complementary color is #384144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.