What color is #44481B?

#44481B 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 #44481B?

The RGB value is 68, 72, 27: 68 red, 72 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44481B?

The complementary color is #1F1B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44481B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44481B color

#44481B rgb(68, 72, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #44481B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 28.2% green and 10.6% blue (68, 72, 27).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 45% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#44481B color codes

HEX	`#44481B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 72, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 28.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 45%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 63%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 63%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.27, -9.04, 25.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.27, 27.47, 109.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.899, 5.943, 1.926)`
Decimal	`4474907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44481B, 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 #44481B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44481B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #44481B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44481b; }
.text { color: #44481b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44481b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 72 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44481b, #2d481b); }

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Questions

What color is #44481B?: #44481B 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 #44481B?: The RGB value is 68, 72, 27: 68 red, 72 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44481B?: The complementary color is #1F1B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44481B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.