What color is #444041?

#444041 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444041?

The RGB value is 68, 64, 65: 68 red, 64 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444041?

The complementary color is #404443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444041 color

#444041 rgb(68, 64, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444041 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.1% green and 25.5% blue (68, 64, 65).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 3% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#444041 color codes

HEX	`#444041`
RGB	`rgb(68, 64, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 3%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 6%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.51, 1.92, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.51, 1.92, 0)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.171, 5.277, 5.746)`
Decimal	`4472897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444041, 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 #444041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #444041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444041; }
.text { color: #444041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 64 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444041, #444140); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #444041?: #444041 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444041?: The RGB value is 68, 64, 65: 68 red, 64 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444041?: The complementary color is #404443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.