What color is #44453B?

#44453B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44453B?

The RGB value is 68, 69, 59: 68 red, 69 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44453B?

The complementary color is #3C3B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44453B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44453B color

#44453B rgb(68, 69, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44453B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 27.1% green and 23.1% blue (68, 69, 59).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 8% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#44453B color codes

HEX	`#44453B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 69, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 27.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 8%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 14%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.9, -2.52, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.9, 6.42, 113.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.301, 5.801, 4.977)`
Decimal	`4474171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44453B, 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 #44453B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44453B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #44453B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44453b; }
.text { color: #44453b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44453b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 69 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44453b, #3f453b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #44453B?: #44453B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44453B?: The RGB value is 68, 69, 59: 68 red, 69 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44453B?: The complementary color is #3C3B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44453B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.