What color is #445F4C?

#445F4C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445F4C?

The RGB value is 68, 95, 76: 68 red, 95 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445F4C?

The complementary color is #5F4457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445F4C color

#445F4C rgb(68, 95, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #445F4C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 37.3% green and 29.8% blue (68, 95, 76).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#445F4C color codes

HEX	`#445F4C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 95, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 37.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 20%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.73, -14.48, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.73, 16.39, 152.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.78, 9.935, 8.344)`
Decimal	`4480844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445F4C, 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 #445F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #445F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445f4c; }
.text { color: #445f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 95 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445f4c, #445f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #445F4C?: #445F4C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445F4C?: The RGB value is 68, 95, 76: 68 red, 95 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445F4C?: The complementary color is #5F4457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.