What color is #445859?

#445859 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445859?

The RGB value is 68, 88, 89: 68 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445859?

The complementary color is #594544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445859 color

#445859 rgb(68, 88, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445859 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 34.5% green and 34.9% blue (68, 88, 89).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#445859 color codes

HEX	`#445859`
RGB	`rgb(68, 88, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 34.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 1%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, -7.36, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 7.98, 202.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.676, 8.929, 10.768)`
Decimal	`4479065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445859, 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 #445859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #445859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445859; }
.text { color: #445859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 88 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445859, #444e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445859?: #445859 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445859?: The RGB value is 68, 88, 89: 68 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445859?: The complementary color is #594544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.