What color is #444139?

#444139 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444139?

The RGB value is 68, 65, 57: 68 red, 65 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444139?

The complementary color is #393C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444139 color

#444139 rgb(68, 65, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444139 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.5% green and 22.4% blue (68, 65, 57).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#444139 color codes

HEX	`#444139`
RGB	`rgb(68, 65, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.59, -0.37, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.59, 5.35, 93.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.013, 5.305, 4.63)`
Decimal	`4473145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444139, 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 #444139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #444139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444139; }
.text { color: #444139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 65 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444139, #424439); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #444139?: #444139 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444139?: The RGB value is 68, 65, 57: 68 red, 65 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444139?: The complementary color is #393C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.