What color is #444E51?

#444E51 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444E51?

The RGB value is 68, 78, 81: 68 red, 78 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444E51?

The complementary color is #514744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444E51 color

#444E51 rgb(68, 78, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444E51 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 30.6% green and 31.8% blue (68, 78, 81).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian (#445055), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#444E51 color codes

HEX	`#444E51`
RGB	`rgb(68, 78, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 30.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.42, -3.25, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.42, 4.51, 223.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.593, 7.272, 8.839)`
Decimal	`4476497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444E51, 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 #444E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #444E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444e51; }
.text { color: #444e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 78 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444e51, #444751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #444E51?: #444E51 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444E51?: The RGB value is 68, 78, 81: 68 red, 78 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444E51?: The complementary color is #514744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.