What color is #445147?

#445147 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445147?

The RGB value is 68, 81, 71: 68 red, 81 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445147?

The complementary color is #51444E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445147?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445147 color

#445147 rgb(68, 81, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445147 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 31.8% green and 27.8% blue (68, 81, 71).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#445147 color codes

HEX	`#445147`
RGB	`rgb(68, 81, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 31.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.07, -7.41, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.07, 8.51, 150.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.463, 7.569, 7.08)`
Decimal	`4477255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445147, 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 #445147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #445147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445147; }
.text { color: #445147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 81 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445147, #44514d); }

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Questions

What color is #445147?: #445147 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445147?: The RGB value is 68, 81, 71: 68 red, 81 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445147?: The complementary color is #51444E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445147?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.