Information about #442A1D color

#442A1D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#442A1D falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(68, 42, 29) — 26.7% red, 16.5% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 15 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#442A1D is a clearly saturated warm orange that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Morocco Brown (#442D21). Slightly further away sit Digeridoo (#452924) and Bistre (#3D2B1F).

The recipe behind #442A1D is rgb(68, 42, 29), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 13.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:73), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #442A1D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#442A1D color variations

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#442A1D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #442A1D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

Short Black color link
Short Black

#42231B

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Hinau color link
Hinau

#482A25

Treehouse color link
Treehouse

#3B2820

Brown Pod color link
Brown Pod

#3C241B

Sofisticata color link
Sofisticata

#4E2D21

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

#442A1D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#442A1D
  • RGB68, 42, 29
  • CMYK0, 10, 15, 73
  • CSSrgb(68, 42, 29)
  • HSL20°, 40%, 19%
  • HSL Precise20°, 40.206%, 19.02%
  • HSV20°, 57%, 27%
  • HSB20°, 57%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.267, 0.165, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.267, 0.165, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.267, 0.165, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID442A1D
  • DECIMAL ID4467229
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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