What color is #44443F?

#44443F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44443F?

The RGB value is 68, 68, 63: 68 red, 68 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44443F?

The complementary color is #3F3F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44443F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44443F color

#44443F rgb(68, 68, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44443F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 26.7% green and 24.7% blue (68, 68, 63).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#44443F color codes

HEX	`#44443F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 68, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 26.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.7, -1.08, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.7, 3.21, 109.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.348, 5.722, 5.524)`
Decimal	`4473919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44443F, 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 #44443F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44443F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #44443F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44443f; }
.text { color: #44443f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44443f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 68 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44443f, #42443f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #44443F?: #44443F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44443F?: The RGB value is 68, 68, 63: 68 red, 68 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44443F?: The complementary color is #3F3F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44443F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.