What color is #44353E?

#44353E 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 #44353E?

The RGB value is 68, 53, 62: 68 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44353E?

The complementary color is #35443B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44353E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44353E color

#44353E rgb(68, 53, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44353E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 20.8% green and 24.3% blue (68, 53, 62).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 12% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#44353E color codes

HEX	`#44353E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 53, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 20.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 12%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 22%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.07, 8.5, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.07, 9.04, 340.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.526, 4.123, 5.114)`
Decimal	`4470078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44353E, 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 #44353E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44353E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #44353E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44353e; }
.text { color: #44353e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44353e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 53 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44353e, #443536); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #44353E?: #44353E 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 #44353E?: The RGB value is 68, 53, 62: 68 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44353E?: The complementary color is #35443B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44353E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.