What color is #444955?

#444955 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 #444955?

The RGB value is 68, 73, 85: 68 red, 73 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444955?

The complementary color is #555044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444955 color

#444955 rgb(68, 73, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444955 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 28.6% green and 33.3% blue (68, 73, 85).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#444955 color codes

HEX	`#444955`
RGB	`rgb(68, 73, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 28.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31, 0.91, -7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31, 7.85, 276.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.406, 6.65, 9.539)`
Decimal	`4475221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444955, 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 #444955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #444955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444955; }
.text { color: #444955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 73 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444955, #484455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #444955?: #444955 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 #444955?: The RGB value is 68, 73, 85: 68 red, 73 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444955?: The complementary color is #555044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.