What color is #44323E?

#44323E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44323E?

The RGB value is 68, 50, 62: 68 red, 50 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44323E?

The complementary color is #324438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44323E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44323E color

#44323E rgb(68, 50, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44323E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 19.6% green and 24.3% blue (68, 50, 62).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#44323E color codes

HEX	`#44323E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 50, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 19.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.2, 10.5, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.2, 11.37, 337.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.394, 3.858, 5.07)`
Decimal	`4469310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44323E, 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 #44323E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44323E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #44323E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44323e; }
.text { color: #44323e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44323e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 50 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44323e, #443235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #44323E?: #44323E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44323E?: The RGB value is 68, 50, 62: 68 red, 50 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44323E?: The complementary color is #324438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44323E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.