What color is #445B4D?

#445B4D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445B4D?

The RGB value is 68, 91, 77: 68 red, 91 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445B4D?

The complementary color is #5B4452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445B4D?

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.

#445B4D color

#445B4D rgb(68, 91, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #445B4D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 35.7% green and 30.2% blue (68, 91, 77).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#445B4D color codes

HEX	`#445B4D`
RGB	`rgb(68, 91, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 35.7%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 15%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.45, -11.98, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.45, 13.09, 156.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.464, 9.247, 8.411)`
Decimal	`4479821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445B4D, 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 #445B4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445B4D 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 #445B4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445b4d; }
.text { color: #445b4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445b4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 91 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445b4d, #445b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #445B4D?: #445B4D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445B4D?: The RGB value is 68, 91, 77: 68 red, 91 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445B4D?: The complementary color is #5B4452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445B4D?: 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.