Recognised as Colour

#44221B

#44221B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#44221B is a red with RGB values 68, 34, 27 and HSL 10°, 43%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#44221B#44221B

HEX#44221B

RGBrgb(68, 34, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.1333, 0.1059

RGB percentages26.7%, 13.3%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(10.2, 43.2%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 60.3%, 26.7%)

CMYK0%, 50%, 60.3%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,465,179

CSS custom property--colour: #44221B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.09:1

Contrast with white14.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#BBDDE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A271Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#332E1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4A1D20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.3 Dim grey · ΔE 33 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.9 Sienna · ΔE 37.9 Gray · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1B3D44

Analogous#441B29, #44371B

Triadic#1B4422, #221B44

Split complementary#1B4437, #1B2944

Tetradic#29441B, #1B3D44, #371B44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C37868

Lighter +30%#B25946

Lighter +20%#8D4738

Lighter +10%#693429

Darker −10%#1F100D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#501A0F

Less saturated −25%#382A27

Channel breakdown

R68

G34

B27

Red68 (26.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue10.24°

Saturation (HSL)43.16%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 44 · G 22 · B 1B

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