#444F52

Accessibility

AAA

8.45:1

Vs white / black

8.45:1 · 2.49:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#444f52

RGB

rgb(68, 79, 82)

RGBA

rgba(68, 79, 82, 1)

HSL

hsl(193, 9%, 29%)

HSLA

hsla(193, 9%, 29%, 1)

HSV

hsv(193, 17%, 32%)

LAB

lab(32.77% -3.63 -3.24)

LCH

lch(32.77% 4.87 221.75)

OKLAB

oklab(0.419 -0.0121 -0.0088)

OKLCH

oklch(0.419 0.015 216.03)

XYZ

xyz(6.70, 7.43, 9.06)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 68%)

CSS

color: #444f52;

CSS variable

--color-444f52: #444f52;

SCSS

$color-444f52: #444f52;

JavaScript

const color = "#444f52";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#444f52";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#444f52" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#444f52", "rgb": { "r": 68, "g": 79, "b": 82 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.419 0.015 216.03)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#444f52-1: #444f52;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-600

Very different · ΔE 5.8 · #525252

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 8.12 · #2F4F4F

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.08 · #37474F

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 13.71 · #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.

50e7f9fe 100daecf0 200c6d8dd 300b0c1c6 40094a5a9 50079898e 600647378 7004d5c61 80038474b 900243236 9500f1d21

Palette

Tints & shades

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

eff0f1 e0e2e2 d0d3d4 c1c4c5 b1b6b7 a2a7a9 92989a 828a8c 737b7d 636c6f 545e60 444f52 3e484b 394244 333b3e 2d3537 282e30 222829 1c2122 171a1b 111415 0b0d0e 060707

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

eff0f1 e0e2e2 d0d3d4 c1c4c5 b1b6b7 a2a7a9 92989a 828a8c 737b7d 636c6f 545e60

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

3e484b 394244 333b3e 2d3537 282e30 222829 1c2122 171a1b 111415 0b0d0e 060707

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

495356 4e575a 535b5e 585f61 5d6365 626869 676c6d 6c7071 717475 767878 7b7c7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#444F52Stop 1 #514643Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#43514DStop 1 #444F52Stop 2 #434751Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#444F52Stop 1 #51434EStop 2 #4E5143Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#444F52Stop 1 #514347Stop 2 #514D43Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2E3638Stop 1 #515E61Stop 2 #74868BStop 3 #9EAAAEStop 4 #C7CFD1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #444f52 works

#444F52 (#444f52) sits in the blue grey family at about 193° hue, 9% saturation, and 29% lightness. Contrast is 8.45:1 on white and 2.49:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-600 (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, #444f52 is 2.49:1. 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: Calm professionalism with cool neutrality. Excellent for dashboards and docs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue 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

Material Blue Grey 800#37474F Material Blue Grey 700#455A64 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B DarkSlateGray#2F4F4F Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Dracula Orchid#2D3436 Tailwind gray 700#374151