What color is #445653?

#445653 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 #445653?

The RGB value is 68, 86, 83: 68 red, 86 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445653?

The complementary color is #564447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445653?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445653 color

#445653 rgb(68, 86, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445653 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 33.7% green and 32.5% blue (68, 86, 83).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#445653 color codes

HEX	`#445653`
RGB	`rgb(68, 86, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 33.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 21%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.02, -7.65, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.02, 7.67, 184.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.273, 8.509, 9.441)`
Decimal	`4478547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445653, 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 #445653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #445653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445653; }
.text { color: #445653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 86 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445653, #445056); }

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Questions

What color is #445653?: #445653 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 #445653?: The RGB value is 68, 86, 83: 68 red, 86 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445653?: The complementary color is #564447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445653?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.