What color is #445345?

#445345 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445345?

The RGB value is 68, 83, 69: 68 red, 83 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445345?

The complementary color is #534452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445345?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445345 color

#445345 rgb(68, 83, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445345 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 32.5% green and 27.1% blue (68, 83, 69).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#445345 color codes

HEX	`#445345`
RGB	`rgb(68, 83, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 32.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 17%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.66, -9.04, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.66, 11, 145.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.551, 7.845, 6.798)`
Decimal	`4477765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445345, 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 #445345	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445345 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #445345 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445345; }
.text { color: #445345; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445345; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 83 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445345, #44534d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #445345?: #445345 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445345?: The RGB value is 68, 83, 69: 68 red, 83 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445345?: The complementary color is #534452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445345?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.