Charcoal

#44444c

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for charcoal, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Charcoal, a deep neutral that behaves like a grey. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Charcoal color values

Every conversion for #44444c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#44444c

RGB68, 68, 76

HSL240, 6%, 28%

HSV240, 11%, 30%

CMYK11%, 11%, 0%, 70%

Lab29.12, 1.86, -4.81

XYZ5.76, 5.88, 7.67

Decimal4473932

Web safe#333333

Pantone532 C

Shades of charcoal

#3f3f46 #393940 #34343a #2f2f34 #29292e #242428 #1f1f22 #19191c #141416 #0e0e10

Tints of charcoal

#54545e #656571 #757583 #878794 #9a9aa4 #acacb5 #bebec5 #d1d1d6 #e3e3e6 #f6f6f7

Colors that go with charcoal

Complementary#4c4c44 Analogous#44484c Analogous#48444c Triadic#4c4444 Triadic#444c44 Split complementary#4c4844 Split complementary#484c44

Charcoal in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 11, 11, 0, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #44444c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 11 0 70

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 14 4 76

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Charcoal in css

Copy #44444c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #44444c; }
.text { color: #44444c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44444c; }

How charcoal looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Charcoal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #44444c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #44444c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Charcoal on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #44444c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around charcoal? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn charcoal into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #44444c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from charcoal, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #44444c is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.