What color is #443A45?

#443A45 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443A45?

The RGB value is 68, 58, 69: 68 red, 58 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443A45?

The complementary color is #3B453A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443A45 color

#443A45 rgb(68, 58, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443A45 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 22.7% green and 27.1% blue (68, 58, 69).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#443A45 color codes

HEX	`#443A45`
RGB	`rgb(68, 58, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 22.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.82, 6.74, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.82, 8.47, 322.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.971, 4.685, 6.271)`
Decimal	`4471365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443A45, 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 #443A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #443A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443a45; }
.text { color: #443a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 58 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443a45, #453a41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #443A45?: #443A45 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443A45?: The RGB value is 68, 58, 69: 68 red, 58 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443A45?: The complementary color is #3B453A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.