What color is #44554F?

#44554F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44554F?

The RGB value is 68, 85, 79: 68 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44554F?

The complementary color is #55444A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44554F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44554F color

#44554F rgb(68, 85, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44554F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 33.3% green and 31% blue (68, 85, 79).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#44554F color codes

HEX	`#44554F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 85, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 33.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, -8, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 8.11, 170.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.043, 8.29, 8.625)`
Decimal	`4478287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44554F, 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 #44554F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44554F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #44554F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44554f; }
.text { color: #44554f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44554f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 85 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44554f, #445255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #44554F?: #44554F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44554F?: The RGB value is 68, 85, 79: 68 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44554F?: The complementary color is #55444A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44554F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.