What color is #44421C?

#44421C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44421C?

The RGB value is 68, 66, 28: 68 red, 66 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44421C?

The complementary color is #1C1E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44421C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44421C color

#44421C rgb(68, 66, 28)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #44421C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.9% green and 11% blue (68, 66, 28).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 42% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 59% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#44421C color codes

HEX	`#44421C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 66, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.9%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 42%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 59%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 59%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.32, -5.3, 23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.32, 23.74, 102.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.542, 5.209, 1.865)`
Decimal	`4473372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44421C, 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 #44421C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44421C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #44421C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44421c; }
.text { color: #44421c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44421c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 66 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44421c, #32441c); }

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Questions

What color is #44421C?: #44421C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44421C?: The RGB value is 68, 66, 28: 68 red, 66 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44421C?: The complementary color is #1C1E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44421C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.