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#44443B Color

#44443B is rgb(68, 68, 59) in RGB, hsl(60, 7%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Olive (#3B3C36), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44443B
HEX#44443B
RGBrgb(68, 68, 59)
HSLhsl(60, 7%, 25%)
HSVhsv(60, 13%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(38.4% 0.015 107.1)
LABlab(28.63% -1.40 5.48)
LCHlch(28.63% 5.66 104.33)

What #44443B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #44443B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#44443B Channel Values

How #44443B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 68 · G 68 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 7% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 13% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.83:1 vs white · 2.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44443B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #44443B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44443B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #44443B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #44443B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#44443B
Protanopia#44443B
Protanomaly#44443B
Deuteranopia#44443B
Deuteranomaly#44443B
Tritanopia#454343
Tritanomaly#454340
Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #44443B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-44443b: #44443B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44443B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44443b': '#44443B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.267, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_44443b">#44443B</color>
SVG fillfill="#44443B"

More Gray Colors

#44443B sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#44443B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44443B?

#44443B is a dark gray — rgb(68, 68, 59) in RGB and hsl(60, 7%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.05.

What is the RGB value of #44443B?

#44443B is rgb(68, 68, 59) — red 68, green 68, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44443B?

#44443B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44443B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #44443B scores 9.83:1 against white and 2.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44443B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44443B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.59, which is visibly different.

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