What color is #445A56?

#445A56 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 #445A56?

The RGB value is 68, 90, 86: 68 red, 90 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445A56?

The complementary color is #5A4448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445A56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445A56 color

#445A56 rgb(68, 90, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445A56 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 35.3% green and 33.7% blue (68, 90, 86).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#445A56 color codes

HEX	`#445A56`
RGB	`rgb(68, 90, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 35.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, -9.29, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 9.3, 182.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.719, 9.213, 10.174)`
Decimal	`4479574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445A56, 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 #445A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #445A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445a56; }
.text { color: #445a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 90 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445a56, #44535a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445A56?: #445A56 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 #445A56?: The RGB value is 68, 90, 86: 68 red, 90 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445A56?: The complementary color is #5A4448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445A56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.