What color is #44403A?

#44403A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44403A?

The RGB value is 68, 64, 58: 68 red, 64 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44403A?

The complementary color is #3A3E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44403A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44403A color

#44403A rgb(68, 64, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44403A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.1% green and 22.7% blue (68, 64, 58).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 8% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#44403A color codes

HEX	`#44403A`
RGB	`rgb(68, 64, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 8%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 15%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.3, 0.47, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.3, 4.31, 83.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.981, 5.201, 4.744)`
Decimal	`4472890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44403A, 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 #44403A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44403A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #44403A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44403a; }
.text { color: #44403a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44403a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 64 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44403a, #43443a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #44403A?: #44403A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44403A?: The RGB value is 68, 64, 58: 68 red, 64 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44403A?: The complementary color is #3A3E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44403A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.