What color is #44543C?

#44543C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44543C?

The RGB value is 68, 84, 60: 68 red, 84 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44543C?

The complementary color is #4C3C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44543C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44543C color

#44543C rgb(68, 84, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #44543C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 32.9% green and 23.5% blue (68, 84, 60).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#44543C color codes

HEX	`#44543C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 84, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 32.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 29%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.76, -11.41, 12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.76, 16.59, 133.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.37, 7.896, 5.463)`
Decimal	`4478012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44543C, 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 #44543C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44543C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #44543C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44543c; }
.text { color: #44543c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44543c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 84 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44543c, #3c5440); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #44543C?: #44543C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44543C?: The RGB value is 68, 84, 60: 68 red, 84 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44543C?: The complementary color is #4C3C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44543C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.