#444444 · near Iron

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#444444 (RGB 68, 68, 68) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Iron and near Graphite and Charcoal. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #444444 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 5 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 39% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°.

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HEX#444444
RGBrgb(68, 68, 68)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 27%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 73
CSS var--iron
Contrast9.74:1 white · 2.16:1 black

Similar named colors

Iron #3B3F42Graphite #4B4B4BCharcoal #36454FTaupe #483C32Walnut #5C4033

How to use #444444

White text passes WCAG AA on #444444 (9.74:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #444444 with its analogous neighbors #454545 and #454545; for contrast use its complement #454545 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--iron: #444444;

Color card

#444444 hex color card: near Iron, RGB 68, 68, 68
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Shades & tints

#0E0E0E#1B1B1B#292929#363636#444444#696969#8F8F8F#B4B4B4#DADADA

Color harmonies for #444444

Complementary

#444444#454545

Analogous

#444444#454545#454545

Triadic

#444444#454545#454545

Split complementary

#444444#454545#454545

Tetradic

#444444#454545#454545#454545

Palettes with #444444