What color is #445A50?

#445A50 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445A50?

The RGB value is 68, 90, 80: 68 red, 90 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445A50?

The complementary color is #5A444E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445A50 color

#445A50 rgb(68, 90, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445A50 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 35.3% green and 31.4% blue (68, 90, 80).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#445A50 color codes

HEX	`#445A50`
RGB	`rgb(68, 90, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 35.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.21, -10.72, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.21, 11.15, 164.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.488, 9.12, 8.954)`
Decimal	`4479568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445A50, 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 #445A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #445A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445a50; }
.text { color: #445a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 90 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445a50, #44595a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #445A50?: #445A50 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445A50?: The RGB value is 68, 90, 80: 68 red, 90 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445A50?: The complementary color is #5A444E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.