What color is #444B5A?

#444B5A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444B5A?

The RGB value is 68, 75, 90: 68 red, 75 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444B5A?

The complementary color is #5A5344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444B5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444B5A color

#444B5A rgb(68, 75, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444B5A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 29.4% green and 35.3% blue (68, 75, 90).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#444B5A color codes

HEX	`#444B5A`
RGB	`rgb(68, 75, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 29.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.8, 0.95, -9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.8, 9.82, 275.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.745, 6.999, 10.666)`
Decimal	`4475738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444B5A, 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 #444B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #444B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444b5a; }
.text { color: #444b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 75 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444b5a, #48445a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #444B5A?: #444B5A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444B5A?: The RGB value is 68, 75, 90: 68 red, 75 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444B5A?: The complementary color is #5A5344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444B5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.