What color is #44493B?

#44493B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44493B?

The RGB value is 68, 73, 59: 68 red, 73 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44493B?

The complementary color is #403B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44493B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44493B color

#44493B rgb(68, 73, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44493B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 28.6% green and 23.1% blue (68, 73, 59).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#44493B color codes

HEX	`#44493B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 73, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 28.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 19%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.18, -5.01, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.18, 9.19, 123.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.556, 6.31, 5.062)`
Decimal	`4475195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44493B, 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 #44493B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44493B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #44493B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44493b; }
.text { color: #44493b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44493b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 73 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44493b, #3d493b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #44493B?: #44493B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44493B?: The RGB value is 68, 73, 59: 68 red, 73 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44493B?: The complementary color is #403B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44493B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.