What color is #444F47?

#444F47 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 #444F47?

The RGB value is 68, 79, 71: 68 red, 79 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444F47?

The complementary color is #4F444C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444F47 color

#444F47 rgb(68, 79, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #444F47 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 31% green and 27.8% blue (68, 79, 71).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#444F47 color codes

HEX	`#444F47`
RGB	`rgb(68, 79, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 31%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 14%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.43, -6.2, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.43, 7, 152.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.317, 7.276, 7.032)`
Decimal	`4476743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444F47, 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 #444F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #444F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444f47; }
.text { color: #444f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 79 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444f47, #444f4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #444F47?: #444F47 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 #444F47?: The RGB value is 68, 79, 71: 68 red, 79 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444F47?: The complementary color is #4F444C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.