What color is #445A58?

#445A58 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445A58?

The RGB value is 68, 90, 88: 68 red, 90 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445A58?

The complementary color is #5A4446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445A58 color

#445A58 rgb(68, 90, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445A58 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 35.3% green and 34.5% blue (68, 90, 88).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#445A58 color codes

HEX	`#445A58`
RGB	`rgb(68, 90, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 35.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.45, -8.8, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.45, 8.94, 190.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.801, 9.246, 10.604)`
Decimal	`4479576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445A58, 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 #445A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #445A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445a58; }
.text { color: #445a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 90 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445a58, #44515a); }

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Questions

What color is #445A58?: #445A58 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445A58?: The RGB value is 68, 90, 88: 68 red, 90 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445A58?: The complementary color is #5A4446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.