What color is #443845?

#443845 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443845?

The RGB value is 68, 56, 69: 68 red, 56 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443845?

The complementary color is #394538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443845?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443845 color

#443845 rgb(68, 56, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443845 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 22% green and 27.1% blue (68, 56, 69).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#443845 color codes

HEX	`#443845`
RGB	`rgb(68, 56, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 22%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 19%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 19%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.22, 8.06, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.22, 10.07, 323.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.872, 4.487, 6.238)`
Decimal	`4470853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443845, 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 #443845	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443845 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #443845 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443845; }
.text { color: #443845; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443845; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 56 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443845, #45383f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #443845?: #443845 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443845?: The RGB value is 68, 56, 69: 68 red, 56 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443845?: The complementary color is #394538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443845?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.