What color is #444F38?

#444F38 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444F38?

The RGB value is 68, 79, 56: 68 red, 79 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444F38?

The complementary color is #43384F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444F38 color

#444F38 rgb(68, 79, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #444F38 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 31% green and 22% blue (68, 79, 56).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#444F38 color codes

HEX	`#444F38`
RGB	`rgb(68, 79, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 31%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 29%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.05, -9.2, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.05, 15.27, 127.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.894, 7.106, 4.802)`
Decimal	`4476728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444F38, 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 #444F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #444F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444f38; }
.text { color: #444f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 79 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444f38, #384f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #444F38?: #444F38 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444F38?: The RGB value is 68, 79, 56: 68 red, 79 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444F38?: The complementary color is #43384F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.