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#44042E Color

#44042E is rgb(68, 4, 46) in RGB, hsl(321, 89%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 32%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Purple (#66033C), visibly different at ΔE 14.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44042E
HEX#44042E
RGBrgb(68, 4, 46)
HSLhsl(321, 89%, 14%)
HSVhsv(321, 94%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 32%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(26.1% 0.103 346.6)
LABlab(12.85% 32.16 -8.55)
LCHlch(12.85% 33.28 345.11)

What #44042E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #44042E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#44042E Channel Values

How #44042E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 68 · G 4 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 89% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 94% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 94% · Y 32% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.12:1 vs white · 1.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44042E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #44042E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44042E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #44042E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44042E.

How #44042E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#44042E
Protanopia#1B1B2E
Protanomaly#30142E
Deuteranopia#27272D
Deuteranomaly#351D2D
Tritanopia#420E0E
Tritanomaly#430B1F
Achromatopsia#212121

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44042E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-44042e: #44042E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44042E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44042e': '#44042E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.016, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_44042e">#44042E</color>
SVG fillfill="#44042E"

More Pink Colors

#44042E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#44042E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44042E?

#44042E is a darkest pink — rgb(68, 4, 46) in RGB and hsl(321, 89%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Purple (#66033C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.05.

What is the RGB value of #44042E?

#44042E is rgb(68, 4, 46) — red 68, green 4, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44042E?

#44042E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 32%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44042E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #44042E scores 16.12:1 against white and 1.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44042E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44042E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 35.67, which is a different colour altogether.

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