What color is #444B4A?

#444B4A is a dark gray known as Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Moonless Sky?

The RGB value is 68, 75, 74: 68 red, 75 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Moonless Sky?

The complementary color is #4B4445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444B4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Moonless Sky color: hex code #444B4A

#444B4A rgb(68, 75, 74)

Shades of gray

Moonless Sky has the hex code #444B4A. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 29.4% green and 29% blue (68, 75, 74).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 5% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

Moonless Sky (#444B4A) color codes

HEX	`#444B4A`
RGB	`rgb(68, 75, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 29.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 5%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 9%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.24, -3.06, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.24, 3.08, 187.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.136, 6.755, 7.458)`
Decimal	`4475722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Moonless Sky, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #444B4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444B4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #444B4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444b4a; }
.text { color: #444b4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444b4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 75 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444b4a, #44494b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

See #444B4A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #444B4A?: #444B4A is a dark gray known as Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Moonless Sky?: The RGB value is 68, 75, 74: 68 red, 75 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Moonless Sky?: The complementary color is #4B4445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444B4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.