#444238#444238

#444238 is a dark, near-neutral yellow. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.017 H 97.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#444238
RGB	rgb(68, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(50, 10%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(50, 18%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 17.6%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.88, -1.20, 6.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.88, 6.51, 100.60°)
OKLab	oklab(37.78% -0.0023 0.0165)
OKLCH	oklch(37.78% 0.017 97.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.0459, 5.4110, 4.5192)
Luminance	0.0541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#444238 #383A44

analogous

#443C38 #444238 #404438

triadic

#444238 #384442 #423844

tetradic

#444238 #38443C #383A44 #443840

square

#444238 #38443C #383A44 #443840

split-complementary

#444238 #384044 #3C3844

monochromatic

#11100E #22211C #444238 #666354 #87836F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.09

#444238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#444238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #444238

10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##444238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##444238	1.00	10.09	2.08	10.09
#FFFFFF	10.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454238

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46403F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #444238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.017 97.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78766e',
    500: '#444238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #444238;
$custom-light: #78766e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#444238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50,
    "s": 9.677,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37781,
    "c": 0.0167,
    "h": 97.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#444238

secondary

#656773

accent

#7FB375

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EDEDEB

border

#C8C8C6

text

#080807

muted

#7B7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #444238

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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