What color is #44496A?

#44496A 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 #44496A?

The RGB value is 68, 73, 106: 68 red, 73 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44496A?

The complementary color is #6A6544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44496A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44496A color

#44496A rgb(68, 73, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #44496A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 28.6% green and 41.6% blue (68, 73, 106).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#44496A color codes

HEX	`#44496A`
RGB	`rgb(68, 73, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 28.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 31%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.89, 6.78, -19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.89, 20.94, 288.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.367, 7.034, 14.602)`
Decimal	`4475242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44496A, 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 #44496A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44496A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #44496A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44496a; }
.text { color: #44496a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44496a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 73 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44496a, #52446a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #44496A?: #44496A 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 #44496A?: The RGB value is 68, 73, 106: 68 red, 73 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44496A?: The complementary color is #6A6544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44496A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.