What color is #44575A?

#44575A 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 #44575A?

The RGB value is 68, 87, 90: 68 red, 87 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44575A?

The complementary color is #5A4744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44575A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44575A color

#44575A rgb(68, 87, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44575A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 34.1% green and 35.3% blue (68, 87, 90).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#44575A color codes

HEX	`#44575A`
RGB	`rgb(68, 87, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 34.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 3%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.56, -6.5, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.56, 7.71, 212.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.637, 8.783, 10.964)`
Decimal	`4478810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44575A, 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 #44575A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44575A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #44575A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44575a; }
.text { color: #44575a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44575a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 87 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44575a, #444c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #44575A?: #44575A 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 #44575A?: The RGB value is 68, 87, 90: 68 red, 87 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44575A?: The complementary color is #5A4744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44575A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.