What color is #445D72?

#445D72 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445D72?

The RGB value is 68, 93, 114: 68 red, 93 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445D72?

The complementary color is #725944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445D72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445D72 color

#445D72 rgb(68, 93, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #445D72 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 36.5% green and 44.7% blue (68, 93, 114).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#445D72 color codes

HEX	`#445D72`
RGB	`rgb(68, 93, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 36.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 40%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 18%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.33, -3.48, -14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.33, 15.28, 256.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.335, 10.272, 17.407)`
Decimal	`4480370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445D72, 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 #445D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#445D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #445D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445d72; }
.text { color: #445d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 93 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445d72, #444672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #445D72?: #445D72 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445D72?: The RGB value is 68, 93, 114: 68 red, 93 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445D72?: The complementary color is #725944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445D72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.