What color is #444237?

#444237 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 #444237?

The RGB value is 68, 66, 55: 68 red, 66 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444237?

The complementary color is #373944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444237?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444237 color

#444237 rgb(68, 66, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444237 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.9% green and 21.6% blue (68, 66, 55).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#444237 color codes

HEX	`#444237`
RGB	`rgb(68, 66, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 19%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.85, -1.39, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.85, 7.15, 101.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.022, 5.401, 4.392)`
Decimal	`4473399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444237, 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 #444237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #444237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444237; }
.text { color: #444237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 66 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444237, #3f4437); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #444237?: #444237 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 #444237?: The RGB value is 68, 66, 55: 68 red, 66 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444237?: The complementary color is #373944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444237?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.