What color is #445452?

#445452 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 #445452?

The RGB value is 68, 84, 82: 68 red, 84 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445452?

The complementary color is #544446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445452?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445452 color

#445452 rgb(68, 84, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445452 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 32.9% green and 32.2% blue (68, 84, 82).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#445452 color codes

HEX	`#445452`
RGB	`rgb(68, 84, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 32.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 19%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.35, -6.69, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.35, 6.75, 187.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.077, 8.179, 9.187)`
Decimal	`4478034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445452, 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 #445452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #445452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445452; }
.text { color: #445452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 84 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445452, #444e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445452?: #445452 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 #445452?: The RGB value is 68, 84, 82: 68 red, 84 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445452?: The complementary color is #544446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445452?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.