What color is #44534B?

#44534B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44534B?

The RGB value is 68, 83, 75: 68 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44534B?

The complementary color is #53444C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44534B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44534B color

#44534B rgb(68, 83, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44534B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 32.5% green and 29.4% blue (68, 83, 75).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#44534B color codes

HEX	`#44534B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 83, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 32.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.82, -7.73, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.82, 8.2, 160.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.747, 7.923, 7.829)`
Decimal	`4477771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44534B, 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 #44534B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44534B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #44534B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44534b; }
.text { color: #44534b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44534b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 83 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44534b, #445353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #44534B?: #44534B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44534B?: The RGB value is 68, 83, 75: 68 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44534B?: The complementary color is #53444C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44534B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.