What color is #445D60?

#445D60 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 #445D60?

The RGB value is 68, 93, 96: 68 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445D60?

The complementary color is #604744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445D60 color

#445D60 rgb(68, 93, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445D60 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 36.5% green and 37.6% blue (68, 93, 96).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#445D60 color codes

HEX	`#445D60`
RGB	`rgb(68, 93, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 36.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.67, -8.52, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.67, 9.76, 209.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.409, 9.902, 12.532)`
Decimal	`4480352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445D60, 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 #445D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #445D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445d60; }
.text { color: #445d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 93 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445d60, #444f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445D60?: #445D60 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 #445D60?: The RGB value is 68, 93, 96: 68 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445D60?: The complementary color is #604744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.