What color is #44414E?

#44414E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44414E?

The RGB value is 68, 65, 78: 68 red, 65 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44414E?

The complementary color is #4B4E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44414E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44414E color

#44414E rgb(68, 65, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44414E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.5% green and 30.6% blue (68, 65, 78).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#44414E color codes

HEX	`#44414E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 65, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 17%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.27, 4.29, -7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.27, 8.53, 300.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.649, 5.56, 7.982)`
Decimal	`4473166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44414E, 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 #44414E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44414E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #44414E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44414e; }
.text { color: #44414e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44414e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 65 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44414e, #4a414e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #44414E?: #44414E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44414E?: The RGB value is 68, 65, 78: 68 red, 65 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44414E?: The complementary color is #4B4E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44414E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.