Information about #444048 color

#444048 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #444048 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(68, 64, 72) — 26.7% red, 25.1% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 3 / 0 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #444048 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Nocturnal (#434345). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Liquid Metal (#3E4147) and Soft Charcoal (#3E414A).

The recipe behind #444048 is rgb(68, 64, 72), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #444048 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#444048 color variations

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#444048 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #444048

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#444048
  • RGB68, 64, 72
  • CMYK2, 3, 0, 72
  • CSSrgb(68, 64, 72)
  • HSL270°, 6%, 27%
  • HSL Precise270°, 5.882%, 26.667%
  • HSV270°, 11%, 28%
  • HSB270°, 11%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.267, 0.251, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.267, 0.251, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.267, 0.251, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID444048
  • DECIMAL ID4472904
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01