What color is #444238?

#444238 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 #444238?

The RGB value is 68, 66, 56: 68 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444238?

The complementary color is #383A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444238?

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.

#444238 color

#444238 rgb(68, 66, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444238 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.9% green and 22% blue (68, 66, 56).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 10% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#444238 color codes

HEX	`#444238`
RGB	`rgb(68, 66, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 10%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 18%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.87, -1.2, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.87, 6.51, 100.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.046, 5.411, 4.519)`
Decimal	`4473400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444238, 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 #444238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444238 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 #444238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444238; }
.text { color: #444238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 66 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444238, #404438); }

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Questions

What color is #444238?: #444238 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 #444238?: The RGB value is 68, 66, 56: 68 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444238?: The complementary color is #383A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444238?: 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.