What color is #445E5B?

#445E5B 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 #445E5B?

The RGB value is 68, 94, 91: 68 red, 94 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445E5B?

The complementary color is #5E4447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445E5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445E5B color

#445E5B rgb(68, 94, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445E5B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 36.9% green and 35.7% blue (68, 94, 91).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#445E5B color codes

HEX	`#445E5B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 94, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 36.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 3%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.82, -10.4, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.82, 10.5, 187.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.274, 9.989, 11.388)`
Decimal	`4480603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445E5B, 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 #445E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445E5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #445E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445e5b; }
.text { color: #445e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 94 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445e5b, #44545e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445E5B?: #445E5B 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 #445E5B?: The RGB value is 68, 94, 91: 68 red, 94 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445E5B?: The complementary color is #5E4447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445E5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.