What color is #44553B?

#44553B 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 #44553B?

The RGB value is 68, 85, 59: 68 red, 85 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44553B?

The complementary color is #4C3B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44553B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44553B color

#44553B rgb(68, 85, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #44553B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 33.3% green and 23.1% blue (68, 85, 59).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#44553B color codes

HEX	`#44553B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 85, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 33.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 31%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.07, -12.17, 13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.07, 17.86, 132.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.422, 8.042, 5.351)`
Decimal	`4478267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44553B, 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 #44553B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44553B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #44553B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44553b; }
.text { color: #44553b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44553b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 85 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44553b, #3b553f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #44553B?: #44553B 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 #44553B?: The RGB value is 68, 85, 59: 68 red, 85 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44553B?: The complementary color is #4C3B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44553B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.