What color is #444940?

#444940 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444940?

The RGB value is 68, 73, 64: 68 red, 73 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444940?

The complementary color is #454049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444940 color

#444940 rgb(68, 73, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444940 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 28.6% green and 25.1% blue (68, 73, 64).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 7% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#444940 color codes

HEX	`#444940`
RGB	`rgb(68, 73, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 28.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 7%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 12%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.31, -4.01, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.31, 6.17, 130.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.692, 6.364, 5.778)`
Decimal	`4475200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444940, 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 #444940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #444940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444940; }
.text { color: #444940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 73 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444940, #404941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #444940?: #444940 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444940?: The RGB value is 68, 73, 64: 68 red, 73 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444940?: The complementary color is #454049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.