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HEX atlas value

#442B18

#442B18 is a warm orange HEX color close to Espresso. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 68, 43, 24, HSL 26, 48%, 18%, has luminance 0.0302, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

orangewarmdarkearth-tone
#442B18 Sample readable text
HEX #442B18
RGB rgb(68, 43, 24)
HSL hsl(26 48% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 65, 73)
Luminance 0.0302
Contrast Black 1.6:1White 13.09:1

CSS

--color-442b18: #442B18;
.background-442b18 { background-color: #442B18; }
.text-442b18 { color: #442B18; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0302
Black text1.6:1AA Fail
White text13.09:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#442B18","rgb":[68,43,24],"hsl":[26,48,18],"cmyk":[0,37,65,73],"luminance":0.0302,"contrast":{"black":1.6,"white":13.09}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":13.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#44181B","hex":"#44181B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.39,"contrastWhite":15.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#183144","hex":"#183144","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.56,"contrastWhite":13.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3A2C22","hex":"#3A2C22","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.56,"contrastWhite":13.43,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","dark","earth tone","dark orange","earth tone orange","Espresso adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/442b18.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-bark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peat.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#183144","analogous":["#44181B","#444118"],"triadic":["#18442B","#2B1844"],"tetradic":["#1B4418","#183144","#411844"],"splitComplementary":["#184441","#181B44"],"monochromatic":["#885630","#442B18","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#885630","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#4E2A0E","desaturated":"#3A2C22","pastel":"#926949","neon":"#853900"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":15.84297951775486},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":20.8806130178211},{"slug":"peat","name":"Peat","hex":"#3B2F2F","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":29.34280150224242},{"slug":"merlot","name":"Merlot","hex":"#541E2E","distance":30.14962686336267}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #442B18

#442B18 is classified as a warm orange value with dark and earth tone visual character. #442B18 is visually closest to Espresso, a named orange color with HEX #4B3621.

The RGB channels are 68, 43, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg with 48% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0302, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.84, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.6:1AA Fail
White text13.09:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #442B18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.6:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF13.09:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
#44181B#FFFFFF text · best 15.09:1#44181B
Rubber#FFFFFF text · best 14.83:1#2A2725
#183144#FFFFFF text · best 13.44:1#183144
#3A2C22#FFFFFF text · best 13.43:1#3A2C22

Generated Palette

#442B18#442B18
#183144#183144
#44181B#44181B
#444118#444118
#885630#885630
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#183144#183144
#44181B#44181B
#444118#444118
#18442B#18442B
#2B1844#2B1844

Variants

#885630#885630
Black#000000
#4E2A0E#4E2A0E
#3A2C22#3A2C22
#926949#926949
#853900#853900

Nearest Named Colors

Espresso#4B3621
Pine Bark#4A3728
Peat#3B2F2F
Rubber#2A2725
Merlot#541E2E

Related HEX Guides

Espresso colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4B3621.Pine Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4A3728.Peat colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #3B2F2F.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark group.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#442B18 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.