What color is #445D39?

#445D39 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445D39?

The RGB value is 68, 93, 57: 68 red, 93 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445D39?

The complementary color is #52395D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445D39 color

#445D39 rgb(68, 93, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #445D39 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 36.5% green and 22.4% blue (68, 93, 57).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#445D39 color codes

HEX	`#445D39`
RGB	`rgb(68, 93, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 36.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 39%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 39%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.65, -17.01, 17.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.65, 24.58, 133.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.037, 9.353, 5.305)`
Decimal	`4480313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445D39, 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 #445D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #445D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445d39; }
.text { color: #445d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 93 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445d39, #395d40); }

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Questions

What color is #445D39?: #445D39 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445D39?: The RGB value is 68, 93, 57: 68 red, 93 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445D39?: The complementary color is #52395D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.