What color is #44594B?

#44594B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44594B?

The RGB value is 68, 89, 75: 68 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44594B?

The complementary color is #594452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44594B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44594B color

#44594B rgb(68, 89, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44594B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 34.9% green and 29.4% blue (68, 89, 75).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#44594B color codes

HEX	`#44594B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 89, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 34.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, -11.27, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 12.54, 153.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.226, 8.881, 7.989)`
Decimal	`4479307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44594B, 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 #44594B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44594B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #44594B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44594b; }
.text { color: #44594b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44594b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 89 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44594b, #445956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #44594B?: #44594B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44594B?: The RGB value is 68, 89, 75: 68 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44594B?: The complementary color is #594452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44594B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.