What color is #44486F?

#44486F 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 #44486F?

The RGB value is 68, 72, 111: 68 red, 72 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44486F?

The complementary color is #6F6B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44486F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44486F color

#44486F rgb(68, 72, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #44486F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 28.2% green and 43.5% blue (68, 72, 111).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#44486F color codes

HEX	`#44486F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 72, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 28.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 39%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 35%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.83, 8.95, -23.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.83, 24.73, 291.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.57, 7.011, 15.99)`
Decimal	`4474991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44486F, 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 #44486F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44486F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #44486F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44486f; }
.text { color: #44486f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44486f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 72 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44486f, #56446f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #44486F?: #44486F 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 #44486F?: The RGB value is 68, 72, 111: 68 red, 72 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44486F?: The complementary color is #6F6B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44486F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.