Palettes / Colors / #44575E

#44575E — Dusty Blue

#44575E is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #44575E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#44575E is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5F4C45; it also sits naturally between #455F59 and #454B5F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 34% · Blue 37%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 63%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #44575E

.text { color: #44575E; }
.background { background-color: #44575E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #44575E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 87, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 16%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #44575E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 87, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #44575E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 87, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#44575E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#44575E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5F4C45:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #44575E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #44575E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #44575E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #44575E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #44575D  ·  #44575F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #44575E?

#44575E is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 68, 87, 94). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #44575E?

#44575E is RGB 68, 87, 94 — HSL 196°, 16%, 32% — CMYK 28%, 7%, 0%, 63%.

What colors go with #44575E?

Its complement is #5F4C45; analogous partners are #455F59 and #454B5F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #44575E for text?

White text on #44575E has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.77:1.