What color is #445745?

#445745 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445745?

The RGB value is 68, 87, 69: 68 red, 87 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445745?

The complementary color is #574456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445745 color

#445745 rgb(68, 87, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #445745 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 34.1% green and 27.1% blue (68, 87, 69).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#445745 color codes

HEX	`#445745`
RGB	`rgb(68, 87, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 34.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 21%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.95, -11.39, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.95, 13.97, 144.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.866, 8.475, 6.903)`
Decimal	`4478789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445745, 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 #445745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #445745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445745; }
.text { color: #445745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 87 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445745, #44574f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #445745?: #445745 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445745?: The RGB value is 68, 87, 69: 68 red, 87 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445745?: The complementary color is #574456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.