What color is #44424E?

#44424E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44424E?

The RGB value is 68, 66, 78: 68 red, 66 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44424E?

The complementary color is #4C4E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44424E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44424E color

#44424E rgb(68, 66, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44424E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.9% green and 30.6% blue (68, 66, 78).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#44424E color codes

HEX	`#44424E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 66, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 15%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.58, 3.64, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.58, 7.81, 297.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.707, 5.675, 8.001)`
Decimal	`4473422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44424E, 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 #44424E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44424E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #44424E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44424e; }
.text { color: #44424e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44424e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 66 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44424e, #4a424e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #44424E?: #44424E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44424E?: The RGB value is 68, 66, 78: 68 red, 66 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44424E?: The complementary color is #4C4E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44424E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.