What color is #44403D?

#44403D 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 #44403D?

The RGB value is 68, 64, 61: 68 red, 64 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44403D?

The complementary color is #3D4144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44403D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44403D color

#44403D rgb(68, 64, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44403D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.1% green and 23.9% blue (68, 64, 61).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 5% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#44403D color codes

HEX	`#44403D`
RGB	`rgb(68, 64, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 5%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 10%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.39, 1.07, 2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.39, 2.67, 66.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.06, 5.233, 5.157)`
Decimal	`4472893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44403D, 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 #44403D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44403D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #44403D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44403d; }
.text { color: #44403d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44403d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 64 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44403d, #44433d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #44403D?: #44403D 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 #44403D?: The RGB value is 68, 64, 61: 68 red, 64 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44403D?: The complementary color is #3D4144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44403D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.