What color is #445A55?

#445A55 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445A55?

The RGB value is 68, 90, 85: 68 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445A55?

The complementary color is #5A4449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445A55 color

#445A55 rgb(68, 90, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445A55 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 35.3% green and 33.3% blue (68, 90, 85).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#445A55 color codes

HEX	`#445A55`
RGB	`rgb(68, 90, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 35.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, -9.54, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 9.54, 179.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.679, 9.197, 9.963)`
Decimal	`4479573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445A55, 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 #445A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #445A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445a55; }
.text { color: #445a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 90 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445a55, #44545a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445A55?: #445A55 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445A55?: The RGB value is 68, 90, 85: 68 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445A55?: The complementary color is #5A4449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.