What color is #44515F?

#44515F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44515F?

The RGB value is 68, 81, 95: 68 red, 81 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44515F?

The complementary color is #5F5244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44515F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44515F color

#44515F rgb(68, 81, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44515F is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 31.8% green and 37.3% blue (68, 81, 95).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal (#404C57), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#44515F color codes

HEX	`#44515F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 81, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 31.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 15%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.86, -1.48, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.86, 9.95, 261.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.391, 7.94, 11.967)`
Decimal	`4477279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44515F, 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 #44515F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44515F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #44515F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44515f; }
.text { color: #44515f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44515f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 81 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44515f, #44445f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #44515F?: #44515F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44515F?: The RGB value is 68, 81, 95: 68 red, 81 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44515F?: The complementary color is #5F5244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44515F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.