What color is #44514C?

#44514C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44514C?

The RGB value is 68, 81, 76: 68 red, 81 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44514C?

The complementary color is #514449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44514C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44514C color

#44514C rgb(68, 81, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44514C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 31.8% green and 29.8% blue (68, 81, 76).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Urban Chic (#424C4A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#44514C color codes

HEX	`#44514C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 81, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 31.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.21, -6.29, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.21, 6.41, 169.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.631, 7.635, 7.961)`
Decimal	`4477260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44514C, 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 #44514C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44514C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #44514C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44514c; }
.text { color: #44514c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44514c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 81 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44514c, #444f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #44514C?: #44514C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44514C?: The RGB value is 68, 81, 76: 68 red, 81 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44514C?: The complementary color is #514449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44514C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.