What color is #44483F?

#44483F 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 #44483F?

The RGB value is 68, 72, 63: 68 red, 72 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44483F?

The complementary color is #433F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44483F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44483F color

#44483F rgb(68, 72, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44483F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 28.2% green and 24.7% blue (68, 72, 63).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#44483F color codes

HEX	`#44483F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 72, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 28.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 12%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.97, -3.59, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.97, 6.03, 126.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.598, 6.223, 5.608)`
Decimal	`4474943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44483F, 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 #44483F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44483F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #44483F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44483f; }
.text { color: #44483f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44483f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 72 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44483f, #40483f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #44483F?: #44483F 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 #44483F?: The RGB value is 68, 72, 63: 68 red, 72 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44483F?: The complementary color is #433F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44483F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.