What color is #44393E?

#44393E 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 #44393E?

The RGB value is 68, 57, 62: 68 red, 57 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44393E?

The complementary color is #39443F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44393E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44393E color

#44393E rgb(68, 57, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44393E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 22.4% green and 24.3% blue (68, 57, 62).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#44393E color codes

HEX	`#44393E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 57, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 22.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.27, 5.85, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.27, 5.99, 347.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.716, 4.503, 5.177)`
Decimal	`4471102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44393E, 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 #44393E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44393E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #44393E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44393e; }
.text { color: #44393e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44393e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 57 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44393e, #443a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #44393E?: #44393E 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 #44393E?: The RGB value is 68, 57, 62: 68 red, 57 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44393E?: The complementary color is #39443F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44393E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.