What color is #444A3D?

#444A3D 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 #444A3D?

The RGB value is 68, 74, 61: 68 red, 74 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444A3D?

The complementary color is #433D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444A3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444A3D color

#444A3D rgb(68, 74, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444A3D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 29% green and 23.9% blue (68, 74, 61).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#444A3D color codes

HEX	`#444A3D`
RGB	`rgb(68, 74, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 29%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 18%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 18%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.55, -5.24, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.55, 8.7, 126.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.675, 6.463, 5.363)`
Decimal	`4475453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444A3D, 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 #444A3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444A3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #444A3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444a3d; }
.text { color: #444a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444a3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 74 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444a3d, #3d4a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #444A3D?: #444A3D 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 #444A3D?: The RGB value is 68, 74, 61: 68 red, 74 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444A3D?: The complementary color is #433D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444A3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.