What color is #44394C?

#44394C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44394C?

The RGB value is 68, 57, 76: 68 red, 57 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44394C?

The complementary color is #414C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44394C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44394C color

#44394C rgb(68, 57, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #44394C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 22.4% green and 29.8% blue (68, 57, 76).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#44394C color codes

HEX	`#44394C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 57, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 22.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 25%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.79, 9.07, -9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.79, 13.36, 312.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.151, 4.677, 7.467)`
Decimal	`4471116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44394C, 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 #44394C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44394C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #44394C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44394c; }
.text { color: #44394c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44394c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 57 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44394c, #4c394b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #44394C?: #44394C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44394C?: The RGB value is 68, 57, 76: 68 red, 57 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44394C?: The complementary color is #414C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44394C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.