What color is #445D56?

#445D56 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 #445D56?

The RGB value is 68, 93, 86: 68 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445D56?

The complementary color is #5D444B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445D56 color

#445D56 rgb(68, 93, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445D56 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 36.5% green and 33.7% blue (68, 93, 86).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#445D56 color codes

HEX	`#445D56`
RGB	`rgb(68, 93, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 36.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.35, -11.05, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.35, 11.09, 174.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.977, 9.729, 10.26)`
Decimal	`4480342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445D56, 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 #445D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #445D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445d56; }
.text { color: #445d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 93 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445d56, #44575d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445D56?: #445D56 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 #445D56?: The RGB value is 68, 93, 86: 68 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445D56?: The complementary color is #5D444B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.