What color is #444D35?

#444D35 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444D35?

The RGB value is 68, 77, 53: 68 red, 77 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444D35?

The complementary color is #3E354D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444D35 color

#444D35 rgb(68, 77, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #444D35 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 30.2% green and 20.8% blue (68, 77, 53).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#444D35 color codes

HEX	`#444D35`
RGB	`rgb(68, 77, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 30.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 31%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 31%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.33, -8.53, 13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.33, 15.62, 123.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.68, 6.794, 4.38)`
Decimal	`4476213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444D35, 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 #444D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #444D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444d35; }
.text { color: #444d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 77 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444d35, #384d35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #444D35?: #444D35 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444D35?: The RGB value is 68, 77, 53: 68 red, 77 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444D35?: The complementary color is #3E354D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.