What color is #444B45?

#444B45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444B45?

The RGB value is 68, 75, 69: 68 red, 75 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444B45?

The complementary color is #4B444A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444B45 color

#444B45 rgb(68, 75, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444B45 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 29.4% green and 27.1% blue (68, 75, 69).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 5% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#444B45 color codes

HEX	`#444B45`
RGB	`rgb(68, 75, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 29.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 5%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 9%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.09, -4.19, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.09, 4.93, 148.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.974, 6.691, 6.606)`
Decimal	`4475717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444B45, 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 #444B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #444B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444b45; }
.text { color: #444b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 75 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444b45, #444b49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #444B45?: #444B45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444B45?: The RGB value is 68, 75, 69: 68 red, 75 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444B45?: The complementary color is #4B444A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.