What color is #444341?

#444341 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444341?

The RGB value is 68, 67, 65: 68 red, 67 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444341?

The complementary color is #414244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444341 color

#444341 rgb(68, 67, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444341 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 26.3% green and 25.5% blue (68, 67, 65).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 2% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Panther (#424242), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#444341 color codes

HEX	`#444341`
RGB	`rgb(68, 67, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 26.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 2%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 4%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.45, -0.02, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.45, 1.36, 90.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.345, 5.625, 5.804)`
Decimal	`4473665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444341, 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 #444341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #444341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444341; }
.text { color: #444341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 67 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444341, #434441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #444341?: #444341 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444341?: The RGB value is 68, 67, 65: 68 red, 67 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444341?: The complementary color is #414244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.