What color is #445F46?

#445F46 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445F46?

The RGB value is 68, 95, 70: 68 red, 95 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445F46?

The complementary color is #5F445D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445F46 color

#445F46 rgb(68, 95, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #445F46 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 37.3% green and 27.5% blue (68, 95, 70).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#445F46 color codes

HEX	`#445F46`
RGB	`rgb(68, 95, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 37.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, -15.72, 11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 19.27, 144.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.581, 9.855, 7.296)`
Decimal	`4480838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445F46, 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 #445F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #445F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445f46; }
.text { color: #445f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 95 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445f46, #445f54); }

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Questions

What color is #445F46?: #445F46 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445F46?: The RGB value is 68, 95, 70: 68 red, 95 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445F46?: The complementary color is #5F445D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.