What color is #445B5D?

#445B5D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445B5D?

The RGB value is 68, 91, 93: 68 red, 91 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445B5D?

The complementary color is #5D4644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445B5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445B5D color

#445B5D rgb(68, 91, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445B5D is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 35.7% green and 36.5% blue (68, 91, 93).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#445B5D color codes

HEX	`#445B5D`
RGB	`rgb(68, 91, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 35.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 2%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.93, -8.12, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.93, 9.05, 206.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.1, 9.501, 11.761)`
Decimal	`4479837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445B5D, 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 #445B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #445B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445b5d; }
.text { color: #445b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 91 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445b5d, #444f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445B5D?: #445B5D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445B5D?: The RGB value is 68, 91, 93: 68 red, 91 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445B5D?: The complementary color is #5D4644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445B5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.