What color is #444352?

#444352 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 #444352?

The RGB value is 68, 67, 82: 68 red, 67 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444352?

The complementary color is #515243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444352 color

#444352 rgb(68, 67, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444352 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 26.3% green and 32.2% blue (68, 67, 82).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#444352 color codes

HEX	`#444352`
RGB	`rgb(68, 67, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 26.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 18%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.04, 4, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.04, 9.68, 294.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.914, 5.852, 8.799)`
Decimal	`4473682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444352, 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 #444352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #444352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444352; }
.text { color: #444352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 67 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444352, #4c4352); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #444352?: #444352 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 #444352?: The RGB value is 68, 67, 82: 68 red, 67 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444352?: The complementary color is #515243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.