What color is #444E79?

#444E79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444E79?

The RGB value is 68, 78, 121: 68 red, 78 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444E79?

The complementary color is #796F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444E79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444E79 color

#444E79 rgb(68, 78, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #444E79 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 30.6% green and 47.5% blue (68, 78, 121).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#444E79 color codes

HEX	`#444E79`
RGB	`rgb(68, 78, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 30.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 44%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 36%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.1, 8.15, -25.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.1, 27.01, 287.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.558, 8.058, 19.19)`
Decimal	`4476537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444E79, 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 #444E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #444E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444e79; }
.text { color: #444e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 78 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444e79, #554479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #444E79?: #444E79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444E79?: The RGB value is 68, 78, 121: 68 red, 78 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444E79?: The complementary color is #796F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444E79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.