What color is #445350?

#445350 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445350?

The RGB value is 68, 83, 80: 68 red, 83 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445350?

The complementary color is #534447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445350 color

#445350 rgb(68, 83, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445350 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 32.5% green and 31.4% blue (68, 83, 80).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#445350 color codes

HEX	`#445350`
RGB	`rgb(68, 83, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 32.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.97, -6.56, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.97, 6.57, 181.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.925, 7.994, 8.766)`
Decimal	`4477776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445350, 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 #445350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #445350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445350; }
.text { color: #445350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 83 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445350, #444f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445350?: #445350 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445350?: The RGB value is 68, 83, 80: 68 red, 83 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445350?: The complementary color is #534447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.