What color is #444B5C?

#444B5C 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 #444B5C?

The RGB value is 68, 75, 92: 68 red, 75 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444B5C?

The complementary color is #5C5544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444B5C color

#444B5C rgb(68, 75, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444B5C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 29.4% green and 36.1% blue (68, 75, 92).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#444B5C color codes

HEX	`#444B5C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 75, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 29.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.88, 1.49, -10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.88, 11.03, 277.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.831, 7.034, 11.121)`
Decimal	`4475740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444B5C, 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 #444B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #444B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444b5c; }
.text { color: #444b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 75 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444b5c, #49445c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #444B5C?: #444B5C 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 #444B5C?: The RGB value is 68, 75, 92: 68 red, 75 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444B5C?: The complementary color is #5C5544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.