What color is #44470C?

#44470C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44470C?

The RGB value is 68, 71, 12: 68 red, 71 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44470C?

The complementary color is #0F0C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44470C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44470C color

#44470C rgb(68, 71, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #44470C is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 27.8% green and 4.7% blue (68, 71, 12).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 71% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Green Not Found (#404404), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#44470C color codes

HEX	`#44470C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 71, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 27.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 71%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 83%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 83%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.8, -9.55, 32.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.8, 33.96, 106.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.704, 5.762, 1.212)`
Decimal	`4474636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44470C, 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 #44470C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44470C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #44470C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44470c; }
.text { color: #44470c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44470c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 71 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44470c, #26470c); }

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Questions

What color is #44470C?: #44470C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44470C?: The RGB value is 68, 71, 12: 68 red, 71 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44470C?: The complementary color is #0F0C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44470C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.