What color is #445252?

#445252 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 #445252?

The RGB value is 68, 82, 82: 68 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445252?

The complementary color is #524444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445252 color

#445252 rgb(68, 82, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445252 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 32.2% green and 32.2% blue (68, 82, 82).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#445252 color codes

HEX	`#445252`
RGB	`rgb(68, 82, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 32.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 17%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.72, -5.47, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.72, 5.77, 198.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.924, 7.873, 9.136)`
Decimal	`4477522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445252, 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 #445252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #445252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445252; }
.text { color: #445252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 82 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445252, #444b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445252?: #445252 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 #445252?: The RGB value is 68, 82, 82: 68 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445252?: The complementary color is #524444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.