What color is #444953?

#444953 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444953?

The RGB value is 68, 73, 83: 68 red, 73 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444953?

The complementary color is #534E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444953 color

#444953 rgb(68, 73, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444953 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 28.6% green and 32.5% blue (68, 73, 83).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#444953 color codes

HEX	`#444953`
RGB	`rgb(68, 73, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 28.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.92, 0.39, -6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.92, 6.64, 273.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.327, 6.618, 9.126)`
Decimal	`4475219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444953, 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 #444953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #444953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444953; }
.text { color: #444953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 73 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444953, #474453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #444953?: #444953 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444953?: The RGB value is 68, 73, 83: 68 red, 73 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444953?: The complementary color is #534E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.