#444048

Accessibility

AAA

10.13:1

Vs white / black

10.13:1 · 2.07:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#444048

RGB

rgb(68, 64, 72)

RGBA

rgba(68, 64, 72, 1)

HSL

hsl(270, 6%, 27%)

HSLA

hsla(270, 6%, 27%, 1)

HSV

hsv(270, 11%, 28%)

LAB

lab(27.75% 3.5 -4.24)

LCH

lch(27.75% 5.5 309.54)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3784 0.0089 -0.0113)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3784 0.0144 308.22)

XYZ

xyz(5.39, 5.36, 6.88)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 72%)

CSS

color: #444048;

CSS variable

--color-444048: #444048;

SCSS

$color-444048: #444048;

JavaScript

const color = "#444048";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#444048";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#444048" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#444048", "rgb": { "r": 68, "g": 64, "b": 72 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3784 0.0144 308.22)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#444048-1: #444048;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.54 · #3F3F46

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 15.08 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 5.86 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 11.06 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f9f2ff 100ebe5f2 200d8d1df 300c1bac8 400a59eab 500898390 600736d79 7005c5762 80047414c 900322c37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

efeff0 e0dfe1 d0cfd1 c1bfc2 b1afb3 a2a0a4 929094 828085 737076 636067 545057 444048 3e3b42 39353c 333036 2d2b30 28252a 222024 1c1b1e 171518 111012 0b0b0c 060506

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

efeff0 e0dfe1 d0cfd1 c1bfc2 b1afb3 a2a0a4 929094 828085 737076 636067 545057

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

3e3b42 39353c 333036 2d2b30 28252a 222024 1c1b1e 171518 111012 0b0b0c 060506

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

49454d 4e4b51 535056 58555b 5d5b5f 626064 676569 6c6b6d 717072 767577 7b7b7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#444048Stop 1 #454941Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#414149Stop 1 #444048Stop 2 #494149Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#444048Stop 1 #494541Stop 2 #414945Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#444048Stop 1 #494941Stop 2 #414941Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#333036Stop 1 #59545FStop 2 #807887Stop 3 #A6A0ABStop 4 #CCC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #444048 works

#444048 (#444048) sits in the grey family at about 270° hue, 6% saturation, and 27% lightness. Contrast is 10.13:1 on white and 2.07:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-700 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #444048 is 2.07:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Tailwind gray 700#374151 Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind stone 700#44403C Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Tailwind slate 700#334155 Tailwind zinc 800#27272A Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Dracula Orchid#2D3436