What color is #445958?

#445958 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 #445958?

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

What is the complementary color of #445958?

The complementary color is #594445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445958 color

#445958 rgb(68, 89, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445958 is a dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 177°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#445958 color codes

HEX	`#445958`
RGB	`rgb(68, 89, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 34.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.13, -8.21, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.13, 8.46, 194.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.717, 9.078, 10.576)`
Decimal	`4479320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445958, 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 #445958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #445958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445958; }
.text { color: #445958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 89 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445958, #445059); }

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Questions

What color is #445958?: #445958 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 #445958?: The RGB value is 68, 89, 88: 68 red, 89 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445958?: The complementary color is #594445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.