What color is #445E51?

#445E51 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445E51?

The RGB value is 68, 94, 81: 68 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445E51?

The complementary color is #5E4451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445E51 color

#445E51 rgb(68, 94, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #445E51 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 36.9% green and 31.8% blue (68, 94, 81).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#445E51 color codes

HEX	`#445E51`
RGB	`rgb(68, 94, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 36.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, -12.8, 4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 13.51, 161.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.871, 9.828, 9.265)`
Decimal	`4480593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445E51, 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 #445E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #445E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445e51; }
.text { color: #445e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 94 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445e51, #445e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #445E51?: #445E51 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445E51?: The RGB value is 68, 94, 81: 68 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445E51?: The complementary color is #5E4451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.