What color is #445150?

#445150 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445150?

The RGB value is 68, 81, 80: 68 red, 81 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445150?

The complementary color is #514445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445150?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445150 color

#445150 rgb(68, 81, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445150 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 31.8% green and 31.4% blue (68, 81, 80).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#445150 color codes

HEX	`#445150`
RGB	`rgb(68, 81, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 31.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.33, -5.35, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.33, 5.47, 191.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.774, 7.693, 8.716)`
Decimal	`4477264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445150, 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 #445150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #445150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445150; }
.text { color: #445150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 81 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445150, #444b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445150?: #445150 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445150?: The RGB value is 68, 81, 80: 68 red, 81 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445150?: The complementary color is #514445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445150?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.