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Recognised as Colour

#44404A

  • #44404A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#44404A is a grey with RGB values 68, 64, 74 and HSL 264°, 7%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#44404A#44404A
HEX#44404A
RGBrgb(68, 64, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.251, 0.2902
RGB percentages26.7%, 25.1%, 29%
HSLhsl(264, 7.2%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 13.5%, 29%)
CMYK8.1%, 13.5%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,472,906
CSS custom property--colour: #44404A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#BBBFB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E424Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F424Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#434143no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.2Dim grey · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 26.6Black · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#464A40
Analogous#40414A, #49404A
Triadic#4A4440, #404A44
Split complementary#4A4940, #414A40
Tetradic#4A4041, #464A40, #404A49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAA5B1
Lighter +30%#908A99
Lighter +20%#766F81
Lighter +10%#5D5865
Darker −10%#2B282F
Darker −20%#121113
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#412F5B
Less saturated −25%#454545

Channel breakdown

R68
G64
B74
Red68 (26.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)7.25%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 40 · B 4A

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