What color is #445253?

#445253 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 #445253?

The RGB value is 68, 82, 83: 68 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445253?

The complementary color is #534544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445253 color

#445253 rgb(68, 82, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445253 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 32.2% green and 32.5% blue (68, 82, 83).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#445253 color codes

HEX	`#445253`
RGB	`rgb(68, 82, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 32.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.75, -5.23, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.75, 5.76, 204.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.962, 7.888, 9.338)`
Decimal	`4477523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445253, 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 #445253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #445253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445253; }
.text { color: #445253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 82 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445253, #444a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445253?: #445253 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 #445253?: The RGB value is 68, 82, 83: 68 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445253?: The complementary color is #534544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.