What color is #449084?

#449084 is a desaturated spring green known as Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Highlands?

The RGB value is 68, 144, 132: 68 red, 144 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Highlands?

The complementary color is #904450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #449084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Highlands color: hex code #449084

#449084 rgb(68, 144, 132)

Shades of teal

Highlands has the hex code #449084. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 56.5% green and 51.8% blue (68, 144, 132).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 36% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

Highlands (#449084) color codes

HEX	`#449084`
RGB	`rgb(68, 144, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 56.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 36%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 53%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.91, -26.6, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.91, 26.61, 181.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.52, 22.84, 25.363)`
Decimal	`4493444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Highlands, 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 #449084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#449084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	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 #449084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #449084; }
.text { color: #449084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #449084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 144 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #449084, #447690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #449084 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #449084?: #449084 is a desaturated spring green known as Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Highlands?: The RGB value is 68, 144, 132: 68 red, 144 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Highlands?: The complementary color is #904450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #449084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.