What color is #444D42?

#444D42 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444D42?

The RGB value is 68, 77, 66: 68 red, 77 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444D42?

The complementary color is #4B424D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444D42?

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.

#444D42 color

#444D42 rgb(68, 77, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444D42 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 30.2% green and 25.9% blue (68, 77, 66).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#444D42 color codes

HEX	`#444D42`
RGB	`rgb(68, 77, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 30.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 14%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.65, -6.06, 5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.65, 8.06, 138.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.021, 6.93, 6.174)`
Decimal	`4476226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444D42, 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 #444D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444D42 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 #444D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444d42; }
.text { color: #444d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 77 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444d42, #424d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #444D42?: #444D42 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444D42?: The RGB value is 68, 77, 66: 68 red, 77 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444D42?: The complementary color is #4B424D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444D42?: 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.