What color is #44472B?

#44472B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44472B?

The RGB value is 68, 71, 43: 68 red, 71 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44472B?

The complementary color is #2E2B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44472B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44472B color

#44472B rgb(68, 71, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #44472B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 27.8% green and 16.9% blue (68, 71, 43).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#44472B color codes

HEX	`#44472B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 71, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 27.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 39%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 39%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.18, -6.5, 16.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.18, 17.69, 111.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.073, 5.91, 3.158)`
Decimal	`4474667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44472B, 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 #44472B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44472B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #44472B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44472b; }
.text { color: #44472b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44472b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 71 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44472b, #36472b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #44472B?: #44472B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44472B?: The RGB value is 68, 71, 43: 68 red, 71 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44472B?: The complementary color is #2E2B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44472B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.