What color is #448811?

#448811 is a dark, moderate green known as Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kelp Forest?

The RGB value is 68, 136, 17: 68 red, 136 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kelp Forest?

The complementary color is #551188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #448811?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kelp Forest color: hex code #448811

#448811 rgb(68, 136, 17)

Shades of green

Kelp Forest has the hex code #448811. It is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 53.3% green and 6.7% blue (68, 136, 17).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 78% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 47% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

Kelp Forest (#448811) color codes

HEX	`#448811`
RGB	`rgb(68, 136, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 53.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 78%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 88%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 88%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.54, -41.05, 50.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.54, 65.2, 129.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.289, 18.877, 3.579)`
Decimal	`4491281`
Short hex	`#481`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kelp Forest, 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 #448811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#448811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #448811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #448811; }
.text { color: #448811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #448811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 136 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #448811, #118819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #448811 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #448811?: #448811 is a dark, moderate green known as Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kelp Forest?: The RGB value is 68, 136, 17: 68 red, 136 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kelp Forest?: The complementary color is #551188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #448811?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.