What color is #44343F?

#44343F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44343F?

The RGB value is 68, 52, 63: 68 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44343F?

The complementary color is #344439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44343F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44343F color

#44343F rgb(68, 52, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44343F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 20.4% green and 24.7% blue (68, 52, 63).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#44343F color codes

HEX	`#44343F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 52, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 20.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.82, 9.38, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.82, 10.25, 336.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.509, 4.044, 5.245)`
Decimal	`4469823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44343F, 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 #44343F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44343F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #44343F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44343f; }
.text { color: #44343f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44343f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 52 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44343f, #443437); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #44343F?: #44343F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44343F?: The RGB value is 68, 52, 63: 68 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44343F?: The complementary color is #344439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44343F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.