What color is #44354E?

#44354E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44354E?

The RGB value is 68, 53, 78: 68 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44354E?

The complementary color is #3F4E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44354E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44354E color

#44354E rgb(68, 53, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #44354E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 20.8% green and 30.6% blue (68, 53, 78).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#44354E color codes

HEX	`#44354E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 53, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 20.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.72, 12.23, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.72, 17.69, 313.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.032, 4.325, 7.776)`
Decimal	`4470094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44354E, 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 #44354E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44354E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #44354E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44354e; }
.text { color: #44354e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44354e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 53 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44354e, #4e354c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #44354E?: #44354E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44354E?: The RGB value is 68, 53, 78: 68 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44354E?: The complementary color is #3F4E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44354E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.