What color is #444132?

#444132 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444132?

The RGB value is 68, 65, 50: 68 red, 65 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444132?

The complementary color is #323544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444132?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444132 color

#444132 rgb(68, 65, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444132 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.5% green and 19.6% blue (68, 65, 50).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#444132 color codes

HEX	`#444132`
RGB	`rgb(68, 65, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.41, -1.65, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.41, 9.78, 99.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.85, 5.24, 3.773)`
Decimal	`4473138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444132, 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 #444132	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444132 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #444132 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444132; }
.text { color: #444132; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444132; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 65 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444132, #3e4432); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #444132?: #444132 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444132?: The RGB value is 68, 65, 50: 68 red, 65 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444132?: The complementary color is #323544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444132?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.