What color is #44AA55?

#44AA55 is a desaturated green known as Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Devil’s Grass?

The RGB value is 68, 170, 85: 68 red, 170 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Devil’s Grass?

The complementary color is #AA4499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44AA55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Devil’s Grass color: hex code #44AA55

#44AA55 rgb(68, 170, 85)

Shades of green

Devil’s Grass has the hex code #44AA55. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 66.7% green and 33.3% blue (68, 170, 85).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 43% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

Devil’s Grass (#44AA55) color codes

HEX	`#44AA55`
RGB	`rgb(68, 170, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 66.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 43%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 60%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 50%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, -47.82, 35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 59.27, 143.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.397, 30.633, 13.536)`
Decimal	`4500053`
Short hex	`#4A5`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Devil’s Grass, 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 #44AA55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44AA55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #44AA55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44aa55; }
.text { color: #44aa55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44aa55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 170 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44aa55, #44aa88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

See #44AA55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #44AA55?: #44AA55 is a desaturated green known as Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Devil’s Grass?: The RGB value is 68, 170, 85: 68 red, 170 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Devil’s Grass?: The complementary color is #AA4499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44AA55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.