What color is #443C30?

#443C30 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443C30?

The RGB value is 68, 60, 48: 68 red, 60 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443C30?

The complementary color is #303844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443C30 color

#443C30 rgb(68, 60, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443C30 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 23.5% green and 18.8% blue (68, 60, 48).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#443C30 color codes

HEX	`#443C30`
RGB	`rgb(68, 60, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 23.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.79, 1.22, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.79, 8.79, 82.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.533, 4.674, 3.459)`
Decimal	`4471856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443C30, 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 #443C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #443C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443c30; }
.text { color: #443c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 60 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443c30, #424430); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #443C30?: #443C30 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443C30?: The RGB value is 68, 60, 48: 68 red, 60 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443C30?: The complementary color is #303844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.