What color is #445B56?

#445B56 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 #445B56?

The RGB value is 68, 91, 86: 68 red, 91 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445B56?

The complementary color is #5B4449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445B56 color

#445B56 rgb(68, 91, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445B56 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 35.7% green and 33.7% blue (68, 91, 86).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#445B56 color codes

HEX	`#445B56`
RGB	`rgb(68, 91, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 35.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.71, -9.88, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.71, 9.88, 179.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.804, 9.383, 10.202)`
Decimal	`4479830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445B56, 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 #445B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #445B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445b56; }
.text { color: #445b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 91 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445b56, #44545b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445B56?: #445B56 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 #445B56?: The RGB value is 68, 91, 86: 68 red, 91 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445B56?: The complementary color is #5B4449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.