What color is #444B37?

#444B37 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444B37?

The RGB value is 68, 75, 55: 68 red, 75 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444B37?

The complementary color is #3E374B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444B37 color

#444B37 rgb(68, 75, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #444B37 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 29.4% green and 21.6% blue (68, 75, 55).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#444B37 color codes

HEX	`#444B37`
RGB	`rgb(68, 75, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 29.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, -6.98, 11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 13.03, 122.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.589, 6.537, 4.581)`
Decimal	`4475703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444B37, 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 #444B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #444B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444b37; }
.text { color: #444b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 75 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444b37, #3a4b37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #444B37?: #444B37 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444B37?: The RGB value is 68, 75, 55: 68 red, 75 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444B37?: The complementary color is #3E374B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.