What color is #444B5D?

#444B5D 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 #444B5D?

The RGB value is 68, 75, 93: 68 red, 75 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444B5D?

The complementary color is #5D5644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444B5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444B5D color

#444B5D rgb(68, 75, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444B5D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 29.4% green and 36.5% blue (68, 75, 93).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#444B5D color codes

HEX	`#444B5D`
RGB	`rgb(68, 75, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 29.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.92, 1.76, -11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.92, 11.64, 278.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.875, 7.051, 11.353)`
Decimal	`4475741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444B5D, 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 #444B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #444B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444b5d; }
.text { color: #444b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 75 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444b5d, #4a445d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #444B5D?: #444B5D 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 #444B5D?: The RGB value is 68, 75, 93: 68 red, 75 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444B5D?: The complementary color is #5D5644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444B5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.