What color is #44420F?

#44420F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44420F?

The RGB value is 68, 66, 15: 68 red, 66 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44420F?

The complementary color is #0F1144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44420F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44420F color

#44420F rgb(68, 66, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #44420F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.9% green and 5.9% blue (68, 66, 15).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 64% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 78% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#44420F color codes

HEX	`#44420F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 66, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 64%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 78%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 78%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.19, -6.36, 29.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.19, 30.44, 102.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.419, 5.16, 1.215)`
Decimal	`4473359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44420F, 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 #44420F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44420F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #44420F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44420f; }
.text { color: #44420f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44420f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 66 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44420f, #2b440f); }

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Questions

What color is #44420F?: #44420F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44420F?: The RGB value is 68, 66, 15: 68 red, 66 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44420F?: The complementary color is #0F1144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44420F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.