What color is #444B49?

#444B49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444B49?

The RGB value is 68, 75, 73: 68 red, 75 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444B49?

The complementary color is #4B4446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444B49 color

#444B49 rgb(68, 75, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444B49 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 29.4% green and 28.6% blue (68, 75, 73).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 5% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Sky (#444B4A), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#444B49 color codes

HEX	`#444B49`
RGB	`rgb(68, 75, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 29.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 5%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 9%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.21, -3.29, 0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.21, 3.3, 176.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.102, 6.742, 7.282)`
Decimal	`4475721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444B49, 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 #444B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #444B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444b49; }
.text { color: #444b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 75 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444b49, #444a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #444B49?: #444B49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444B49?: The RGB value is 68, 75, 73: 68 red, 75 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444B49?: The complementary color is #4B4446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.