What color is #445D40?

#445D40 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 #445D40?

The RGB value is 68, 93, 64: 68 red, 93 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445D40?

The complementary color is #59405D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445D40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445D40 color

#445D40 rgb(68, 93, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #445D40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 36.5% green and 25.1% blue (68, 93, 64).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#445D40 color codes

HEX	`#445D40`
RGB	`rgb(68, 93, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 36.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 31%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.79, -15.77, 13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.79, 20.9, 138.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.223, 9.428, 6.289)`
Decimal	`4480320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445D40, 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 #445D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #445D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445d40; }
.text { color: #445d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 93 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445d40, #405d4a); }

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Questions

What color is #445D40?: #445D40 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 #445D40?: The RGB value is 68, 93, 64: 68 red, 93 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445D40?: The complementary color is #59405D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445D40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.