What color is #444D55?

#444D55 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444D55?

The RGB value is 68, 77, 85: 68 red, 77 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444D55?

The complementary color is #554C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444D55 color

#444D55 rgb(68, 77, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444D55 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 30.2% green and 33.3% blue (68, 77, 85).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal (#404C57), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#444D55 color codes

HEX	`#444D55`
RGB	`rgb(68, 77, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 30.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.24, -1.63, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.24, 6.15, 254.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.677, 7.192, 9.629)`
Decimal	`4476245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444D55, 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 #444D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #444D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444d55; }
.text { color: #444d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 77 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444d55, #444555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #444D55?: #444D55 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444D55?: The RGB value is 68, 77, 85: 68 red, 77 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444D55?: The complementary color is #554C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.