What color is #444B56?

#444B56 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444B56?

The RGB value is 68, 75, 86: 68 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444B56?

The complementary color is #564F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444B56 color

#444B56 rgb(68, 75, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444B56 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 29.4% green and 33.7% blue (68, 75, 86).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#444B56 color codes

HEX	`#444B56`
RGB	`rgb(68, 75, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 29.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 21%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.65, -0.11, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.65, 7.45, 269.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.579, 6.933, 9.794)`
Decimal	`4475734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444B56, 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 #444B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #444B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444b56; }
.text { color: #444b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 75 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444b56, #464456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #444B56?: #444B56 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444B56?: The RGB value is 68, 75, 86: 68 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444B56?: The complementary color is #564F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.