#44403B

Closest named color: Charcoal Grey (#3C4142). oklch(37.4% 0.01 73.6), rgb(68, 64, 59).

White text reads best on this color (10.28:1).

About this color

#44403B is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 37%, its chroma 0.010. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Charcoal Grey (#3C4142), ΔE 0.016 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.28:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (37%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.010)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Charcoal Grey (#3C4142)
Black text	2.04:1
White text	10.28:1

Values

HEX	#44403B
RGB	rgb(68, 64, 59)
HSL	hsl(33, 7%, 25%)
OKLCH	oklch(37.4% 0.01 73.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #44403B	10.28:1	AAA	Lc -97.9	Preferred for body text
Black text on #44403B	2.04:1	Fails	Lc 10.0	Not readable
#44403B text on white	10.28:1	AAA	Lc 93.9	Preferred for body text
#44403B text on black	2.04:1	Fails	Lc -8.6	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F5

oklch(97.1% 0.001 17.2)
Step 100
100

#EBEAE8

oklch(93.7% 0.003 84.6)
Step 200
200

#DBD9D6

oklch(88.6% 0.005 78.3)
Step 300
300

#C4C0BB

oklch(81% 0.008 73.7)
Step 400
400

#A5A099

oklch(70.8% 0.012 76.6)
Step 500
500

#8F887F

oklch(63% 0.016 74.3)
Step 600
600

#797269

oklch(55.6% 0.016 74.3)
Step 700
700

#666057

oklch(49.2% 0.016 78.2)
Step 800
800

#534E47

oklch(42.6% 0.013 76.5)
Step 900
900 (this color)

#44403B

oklch(37.4% 0.01 73.6)
Step 950
950

#282623

oklch(27% 0.006 78.2)

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#44403B with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#42403B	0.003
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#43413B	0.004
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#463F3F	0.009
Achromatopsia (no color)	#414141	0.010

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #44403B, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #44403B in your product

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