What color is #445B3F?

#445B3F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445B3F?

The RGB value is 68, 91, 63: 68 red, 91 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445B3F?

The complementary color is #563F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445B3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445B3F color

#445B3F rgb(68, 91, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #445B3F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 35.7% green and 24.7% blue (68, 91, 63).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#445B3F color codes

HEX	`#445B3F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 91, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 35.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 31%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.12, -14.85, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.12, 20, 137.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.022, 9.07, 6.082)`
Decimal	`4479807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445B3F, 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 #445B3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445B3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #445B3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445b3f; }
.text { color: #445b3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445b3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 91 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445b3f, #3f5b48); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #445B3F?: #445B3F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445B3F?: The RGB value is 68, 91, 63: 68 red, 91 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445B3F?: The complementary color is #563F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445B3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.