What color is #44363B?

#44363B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44363B?

The RGB value is 68, 54, 59: 68 red, 54 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44363B?

The complementary color is #36443F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44363B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44363B color

#44363B rgb(68, 54, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44363B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 21.2% green and 23.1% blue (68, 54, 59).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#44363B color codes

HEX	`#44363B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 54, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 21.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 21%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.27, 7.21, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.27, 7.25, 353.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.492, 4.183, 4.708)`
Decimal	`4470331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44363B, 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 #44363B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44363B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #44363B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44363b; }
.text { color: #44363b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44363b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 54 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44363b, #443836); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #44363B?: #44363B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44363B?: The RGB value is 68, 54, 59: 68 red, 54 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44363B?: The complementary color is #36443F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44363B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.