#44544B
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #44544B
#44544B is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 33% green and 29% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 13.5); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #54444D — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #44544B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.03:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #44544B?
#44544B is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 33% green and 29% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #44544B?
Use white text. White on #44544B has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #44544B?
Its complementary colour is #54444D, and analogous partners are #455444 and #445453.