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#444122 Color

#444122 is rgb(68, 65, 34) in RGB, hsl(55, 33%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 50%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#444122
HEX#444122
RGBrgb(68, 65, 34)
HSLhsl(55, 33%, 20%)
HSVhsv(55, 50%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 50%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(37% 0.048 103.6)
LABlab(27.22% -2.56 19.31)
LCHlch(27.22% 19.47 97.54)

What #444122 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 #444122, 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 yellow in the library.

#444122 Channel Values

How #444122 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 65 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 33% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 50% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 50% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.37:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #444122 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 text10.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #444122

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #444122; 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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Tints & Shades of #444122

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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How #444122 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#444122
Protanopia#424222
Protanomaly#434122
Deuteranopia#424222
Deuteranomaly#434222
Tritanopia#473E3E
Tritanomaly#463F35
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #444122 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-444122: #444122;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #444122;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-444122': '#444122' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.255, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_444122">#444122</color>
SVG fillfill="#444122"

More Yellow Colors

#444122 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#444122 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #444122?

#444122 is a dark yellow — rgb(68, 65, 34) in RGB and hsl(55, 33%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.78.

What is the RGB value of #444122?

#444122 is rgb(68, 65, 34) — red 68, green 65, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #444122?

#444122 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 50%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #444122 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #444122 scores 10.37:1 against white and 2.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #444122 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #444122 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.28, which is visibly different.

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