What color is #44454C?

#44454C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44454C?

The RGB value is 68, 69, 76: 68 red, 69 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44454C?

The complementary color is #4C4B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44454C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44454C color

#44454C rgb(68, 69, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44454C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 27.1% green and 29.8% blue (68, 69, 76).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 6% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#44454C color codes

HEX	`#44454C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 69, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 27.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 6%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 11%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.43, 1.21, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.43, 4.51, 285.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.816, 6.007, 7.689)`
Decimal	`4474188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44454C, 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 #44454C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44454C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #44454C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44454c; }
.text { color: #44454c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44454c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 69 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44454c, #47444c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #44454C?: #44454C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44454C?: The RGB value is 68, 69, 76: 68 red, 69 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44454C?: The complementary color is #4C4B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44454C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.