What color is #445D4C?

#445D4C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445D4C?

The RGB value is 68, 93, 76: 68 red, 93 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445D4C?

The complementary color is #5D4455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445D4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445D4C color

#445D4C rgb(68, 93, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #445D4C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 36.5% green and 29.8% blue (68, 93, 76).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#445D4C color codes

HEX	`#445D4C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 93, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 36.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.08, -13.35, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.08, 14.96, 153.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.602, 9.579, 8.284)`
Decimal	`4480332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445D4C, 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 #445D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445D4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #445D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445d4c; }
.text { color: #445d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 93 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445d4c, #445d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #445D4C?: #445D4C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445D4C?: The RGB value is 68, 93, 76: 68 red, 93 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445D4C?: The complementary color is #5D4455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445D4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.