What color is #044505?

#044505 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Woodland Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #044505?

The RGB value is 4, 69, 5: 4 red, 69 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #044505?

The complementary color is #450444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #044505?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#044505 color

#044505 rgb(4, 69, 5)

Shades of green

The hex color #044505 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 27.1% green and 2% blue (4, 69, 5).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 89% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Grass (#004400), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#044505 color codes

HEX	`#044505`
RGB	`rgb(4, 69, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 27.1%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 89%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 94%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 93%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.62, -32.46, 30.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.62, 44.34, 137.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.205, 4.293, 0.856)`
Decimal	`279813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #044505, 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 #044505	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#044505 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #044505 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #044505; }
.text { color: #044505; }
.border { border: 2px solid #044505; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 69 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #044505, #044525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #044505?: #044505 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Woodland Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #044505?: The RGB value is 4, 69, 5: 4 red, 69 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #044505?: The complementary color is #450444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #044505?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.