#441212 Color

#441212 is rgb(68, 18, 18) in RGB, hsl(0, 58%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 74%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Bean (#3D0C02), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#441212

HEX#441212

RGBrgb(68, 18, 18)

HSLhsl(0, 58%, 17%)

HSVhsv(0, 74%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 74%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(26.7% 0.077 24)

LABlab(14.15% 24.44 13.62)

LCHlch(14.15% 27.98 29.13)

What #441212 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 #441212, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Black Bean#3D0C02ΔE 4.31 Dark Sienna#3C1414ΔE 5.55 Oxblood#4A0000ΔE 10.93 Philippine Brown#5D1916ΔE 11.63 Sangria#5E1916ΔE 12.15 Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 12.89

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

#441212 Channel Values

How #441212 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 68 · G 18 · B 18	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 58% · L 17%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 74% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 74% · Y 74% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.66:1 vs white · 1.34:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #441212 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 text15.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #441212

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #441212; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #441212

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #441212.

How #441212 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#441212

Protanopia#212111

Protanomaly#321C12

Deuteranopia#2A2A0F

Deuteranomaly#362210

Tritanopia#441212

Tritanomaly#441212

Achromatopsia#232323

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Using #441212 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-441212: #441212;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #441212;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-441212': '#441212' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.071, blue: 0.071)

Android XML<color name="color_441212">#441212</color>

SVG fillfill="#441212"

More Red Colors

#441212 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#441212 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #441212?

#441212 is a darkest red — rgb(68, 18, 18) in RGB and hsl(0, 58%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Bean (#3D0C02), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.31.

What is the RGB value of #441212?

#441212 is rgb(68, 18, 18) — red 68, green 18, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #441212?

#441212 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 74%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #441212 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #441212 scores 15.66:1 against white and 1.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #441212 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #441212 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 31.36, which is a different colour altogether.

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