What color is #44453E?

#44453E 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 #44453E?

The RGB value is 68, 69, 62: 68 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44453E?

The complementary color is #3F3E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44453E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44453E color

#44453E rgb(68, 69, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44453E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 27.1% green and 24.3% blue (68, 69, 62).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#44453E color codes

HEX	`#44453E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 69, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 27.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 10%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.99, -1.92, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.99, 4.51, 115.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.381, 5.833, 5.399)`
Decimal	`4474174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44453E, 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 #44453E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44453E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #44453E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44453e; }
.text { color: #44453e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44453e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 69 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44453e, #41453e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #44453E?: #44453E 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 #44453E?: The RGB value is 68, 69, 62: 68 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44453E?: The complementary color is #3F3E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44453E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.