What color is #44AA11?

#44AA11 is a dark, vivid green known as Botanical Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Botanical Garden?

The RGB value is 68, 170, 17: 68 red, 170 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Botanical Garden?

The complementary color is #7711AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44AA11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Botanical Garden color: hex code #44AA11

#44AA11 rgb(68, 170, 17)

Shades of green

Botanical Garden has the hex code #44AA11. It is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 66.7% green and 6.7% blue (68, 170, 17).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 82% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

Botanical Garden (#44AA11) color codes

HEX	`#44AA11`
RGB	`rgb(68, 170, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 66.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 82%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 90%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 90%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.67, -53.85, 60.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.67, 80.82, 131.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.859, 30.017, 5.436)`
Decimal	`4499985`
Short hex	`#4A1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Botanical Garden, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #44AA11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44AA11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #44AA11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44aa11; }
.text { color: #44aa11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44aa11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 170 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44aa11, #11aa2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

See #44AA11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #44AA11?: #44AA11 is a dark, vivid green known as Botanical Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Botanical Garden?: The RGB value is 68, 170, 17: 68 red, 170 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Botanical Garden?: The complementary color is #7711AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44AA11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.