What color is #44595A?

#44595A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44595A?

The RGB value is 68, 89, 90: 68 red, 89 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44595A?

The complementary color is #5A4544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44595A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44595A color

#44595A rgb(68, 89, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44595A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 34.9% green and 35.3% blue (68, 89, 90).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#44595A color codes

HEX	`#44595A`
RGB	`rgb(68, 89, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 34.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 1%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.2, -7.7, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.2, 8.34, 202.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.801, 9.112, 11.019)`
Decimal	`4479322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44595A, 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 #44595A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44595A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #44595A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44595a; }
.text { color: #44595a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44595a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 89 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44595a, #444e5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #44595A?: #44595A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44595A?: The RGB value is 68, 89, 90: 68 red, 89 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44595A?: The complementary color is #5A4544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44595A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.