What color is #44445E?

#44445E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44445E?

The RGB value is 68, 68, 94: 68 red, 68 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44445E?

The complementary color is #5E5E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44445E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44445E color

#44445E rgb(68, 68, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #44445E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 26.7% green and 36.9% blue (68, 68, 94).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#44445E color codes

HEX	`#44445E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 68, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 26.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 28%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.84, 6.58, -15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.84, 16.68, 293.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.471, 6.171, 11.438)`
Decimal	`4473950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44445E, 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 #44445E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44445E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #44445E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44445e; }
.text { color: #44445e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44445e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 68 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44445e, #51445e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #44445E?: #44445E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44445E?: The RGB value is 68, 68, 94: 68 red, 68 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44445E?: The complementary color is #5E5E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44445E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.